The Jordanian general election of2010 followed a dissolution of Parliament by the King who has reigned since what year?
Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين‎ ‎ , "ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn Al-Ḥusayn", born 30 January 1962) has been King of Jordan since the 1999 death of his father, King Hussein. According to Abdullah, he is a 41st-generation direct descendant of Muhammad as he belongs to the Hashemite family—who have ruled Jordan since 1921.
2010 United Kingdom government formation The events surrounding the formation of the United Kingdom's government in 2010 took place between 7 May and 12 May 2010, following the 2010 general election, which failed to produce an overall majority for any of the country's three main political parties. The election, held on 6 May, resulted in the first hung parliament in the UK in 36 years, sparking a series of negotiations which would form the first coalition government since the Second World War.