Jordanians voted for a new parliament Tuesday six years after the previous one was dissolved, but many were skeptical the body will be able to create jobs or alleviate the country's crushing poverty. Before the polls closed, Islamic Front spokesman Hamza Mansour said his party, the largest opposition group, had lost confidence in the elections process because of alleged violations that he said included the "collusion of electoral committees with certain candidates." He did not elaborate. The group boycotted the last elections, in 1997. Police said six people were detained for attempting to vote twice, the official Petra news agency reported. Early results from the Interior Ministry showed tribal leaders, including former lawmakers and former Cabinet ministers, taking the largest share of the votes. King Abdullah II commands absolute powers in Jordan and can veto legislative bills, dissolve parliament and rule by decree. The parliament can, however, dismiss prime ministers and Cabinets and block bills. There were 765 candidates, including 54 women, vying for the Chamber of Deputies' 110 seats. The other chamber, the Senate, has 40 members appointed by the king. Final results were expected Wednesday. "We've lived without parliaments; lawmakers can't change things, can't bring us full democracy like in the West, but maybe they can help improve services for us," said Mohammad Mansour, 45, a juice shop owner in Amman. Tuesday's polls are being contested by 300 leaders of the country's major tribes. The tribesmen are key supporters of the king, who traditionally supports Bedouin clans, offering free education, health and large tracts of land. He also gives senior government posts to educated Bedouins, including positions in the army and intelligence agencies. Officials said 58.87 percent of Jordan's 2.3 million registered voters had cast ballots. It was the highest turnout of the four legislative elections since 1989. Earlier in the day when turnout was lower, Abdullah and his prime minister, Ali Abul-Ragheb, had called on their countrymen to perform their "national duty." Poll expert Moussa Shekhani attributed the voter apathy to public frustration with the inability to improve the ailing economy of a country saddled by 7.1 billion US dollars foreign debt and where unemployment is 14.4 percent and 22 percent of the population is in poverty. "We live with the dream and hope that the new lawmakers will be different from their predecessors and will help create jobs for the unemployed who have no money to feed their families," said Nawal Marji, 31, a housewife in Amman. In Zarqa, an industrial city 15 miles northeast of Amman, Mahmoud Hussein, 75, leaned on his two sons as he walked to a polling station to vote for "a person who could help me find jobs for my eight jobless children." The vote is the fourth legislative election since 1989. Before then, Jordan had been in a state of emergency since the 1967 Mideast war. The last parliament, elected in 1997, has been dormant since Abdullah dissolved it at the end of its four-year term in June 2001, just two years after ascending to the throne. No reason was given for the dismissal. Dominated by Arab traditionalists and conservative tribal leaders, that parliament had blocked progressive legislation advocated by the liberal, pro-Western monarch who sought to press ahead with reforms initiated by his late father, King Hussein. Abdullah's agenda calls for gradual transformation into open-market economy, democracy and greater freedoms to women. The plan is bold considering that Hussein's reforms sent shockwaves across the largely totalitarian Arab world. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Jordanian guards of honor waiting before King Abdullah II, inaugurated a large Jordanian flag to commemorate Arab liberation from Ottoman rule in 1918 in Amman, Tuesday, June 10, 2003. The flag is 126.8 meters (418.4 feet) high, making it the tallest in the world according to a statement by King's office. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)