Jordan PM to resign after elections

Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said he will submit his resignation after the parliamentary elections are over.

Jordanians started casting their ballot on Wednesday morning to elect the 17th lower house of parliament, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a press conference on Wednesday, the prime minister said he would submit his resignation to King Abdullah II as soon as the polls were over.

As of 11:30 a.m. on the day, more than 295,000 citizens have cast their votes, said the President of Independent Elections Commission Abul Ilah Khatib.

Public Security Department spokesperson Mohammad Khatib said that no untoward incidents have been reported so far.

Jordan's largest opposition party, the Islamic Action Front, has decided to boycott the elections, demanding radical constitutional management and change of election law.

Some 2.3 million Jordanians out of 3 million eligible voters have registered to vote.