Jordan deploys security forces on eve of 'landmark' elections January 23, 2013 -- Updated 0032 GMT (0832 HKT) Jordanian polling station officials read lists explaining the distribution of ballot boxes in Amman on Tueday. Jordan will hold "landmark" elections Wednesday as it transitions to parliamentary government Up to 47,000 police officers are deployed Tuesday to voting centers Reforms will make Jordan "more transparent, fair and inclusive," king sayssion (CNN) -- The Jordanian government set the stage for Wednesday's parliamentary elections by assigning 47,000 police officers to polling and vote-counting centers, the state-run Petra news agency said. Wednesday's vote is being described as a "landmark" moment under recent election reforms, Petra said. The security force includes 17,000 gendarmerie members, the agency said. Police have already surveyed the 1,532 election day facilities "to ward off any hindrances that could mar the electoral process," Petra said. "Security bodies will make sure nothing illegal runs inside or outside a center," the Public Security Department added in a statement. The security forces will carry out directives from the newly formed Independent Election Commission, and together they will facilitate media and observers so that they can perform "a free and transparent fashion," officials said. In discussion paper posted on Jordan's U.S. Embassy website, King Abdullah II said the country is transitioning to parliamentary government and has "enhanced the separation of powers, the checks and balances of our governance system, the independence of our judiciary and the inalienable rights of our citizens." Jordan has amended one third of the Constitution and established a constitutional court, the king said. "These actions empower the Jordanian people to shape the country's future in a way that is more transparent, fair and inclusive than ever before," Abdullah wrote. Crafting a modern democratic society will be the product of our learning and developing together over time, not a single moment or set of reforms. Israeli election could halt rightward swing January 22, 2013 -- Updated 1957 GMT (0357 HKT) January 22, 2013 -- Updated 1715 GMT (0115 HKT) January 22, 2013 -- Updated 1748 GMT (0148 HKT)