
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, December 27, 1993                   TAG: 9312270055
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: AMMAN, JORDAN                                LENGTH: Short

ISLAMIC FRONT ELECTS MODERATE LEADERSHIP

Jordan's powerful Muslim fundamentalist movement has formed a new consultative council dominated by moderates, reflecting a shift away from hard-line policies.

The change in the council's leadership was announced Sunday by Ishaq al-Farhan, secretary-general of the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. The shift came in the wake of Nov. 8 elections, in which the front lost six of the 22 seats it held in the 80-member Chamber of Deputies. Observers believe the government will now be able to push a peace agreement with Israel through parliament. - Associated Press

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