Amman: Jordan's King Abdullah II was to meet on Thursday with Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders, who are pushing for more political and economic reform, the party said.
"The meeting with the king was scheduled to start at 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) on Thursday," said an IAF leader.
A Jordanian official told AFP on Monday that the king planned to meet with the IAF as part of his efforts to address grievances of Jordanians amid popular discontent.
The king on Tuesday named Maaruf Bakhit, 64, a career soldier and former prime minister, after sacking the government of Samir Rifai, 43, following weeks of protests to demand political and economic reforms.
He instructed Bakhit to "take practical, quick and tangible steps to launch true political reforms," but the powerful IAF criticised the monarch's choice saying Bakhit was not a reformist.
The new prime minister held talks with the Islamists on Wednesday night.
