King Abdullah of Jordan has promised that parliamentary elections will see a popularly-elected prime minister take office for the first time. Jordan expert Sean Yom, a professor at Temple, views the elections as a "dividing line", either permitting the status quo to continue or ushering in fresh, sustained protests. "If various opposition forces do not see the elections as credible and the monarchy still insists on forming a parliament and a government after the elections … you will see … a movement towards political disorder in Jordan," he warned.