A Constitutional Court and an Independent Election Commission have been set up and a number of major laws, including the Election Law and the Law on Political Parties as well as laws on decentralisation and municipalities, have been passed by the Jordanian Parliament.
En outre, l'économie jordanienne a fait face à un afflux massif de réfugiés syriens, qui a accru la pression sur les finances publiques, les services publics et les infrastructures.