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This brief provides insights into the implications of the 2013 parliamentary elections in Jordan. As the Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the election, it is difficult to assess how the elections reflect the impact of the Arab uprisings on the kingdom's real balance of power between the establishment, headed by the King, and the opposition, led by the Muslim Brotherhood. The author argues that although one may assume that the Muslim Brotherhood’s failure to stabilize its rule in Egypt and the horrors of the violence in Syria will limit the power of Jordan's opposition, the King's future path is hardly rosy.