Jordan CHAOS...

Thousands protest in Jordan

Protesters gather across the country, demanding the premier step down.

Thousands of people in Jordan took to the streets in demonstrations, demanding stage of the country as prime minister downwards, and the government curb rising prices, inflation and unemployment.

n the third Friday of consecutive events, about 3,500 opposition activists in Jordan main Islamist opposition group, the unions and leftist organizations gathered in the capital, waving colorful banners reading: "Tell the guys in front of Corruption the courts. "

The crowd denounced Samir Rifai, the Prime Minister, and his unpopular policies.

Many shouted: "Rifai disappear, prices are on fire and so are the Jordanians.''

Another 2,500 people also took to the streets in six other cities across the country after the afternoon prayer. The protests also called for the overthrow of Rifai.

The members of the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and the largest party in opposition, the ranks of protesters mass outside the al-Husseini, Amman and filling the streets of downtown with their prayer lines.

King Abdullah has promised reforms, particularly on a controversial electoral law. But many believe it is unlikely to comply with the requirements for the election of Prime Minister and cabinet members, traditionally appointed by the king.

Rifai also announced a package of 550 million dollars in new subsidies over the last two weeks fuels and commodities like rice, sugar, livestock and liquefied gas used for heating and cooking. It also includes an increase for civil servants and security personnel.

record deficit

However, the economy of Jordan continues to struggle, weighed down by a record deficit of $ 2 billion this year.

Inflation also rose 1.5 percent to 6.1 percent last month, unemployment and poverty are endemic - estimated at 12 and 25 percent respectively.

Ibrahim Alloush, a university professor, told The Associated Press he was not talking about changing the faces or replacement of a prime minister with another.

"We are demanding the changes the country is now managed," he said.

He also accused the government of impoverishing the working class with regressive tax code that forced the poor to pay a higher proportion of their income as tax.

He also accused the parliament used rubber stamp "the executive branch''.

"This has led people to demonstrate in the streets because they have no place to vent their feelings through legal means," said Alloush.