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Morocco’s new Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch
Morocco’s elections on 8 September delivered a shattering defeat for the ruling Parti de la Justice et Development (PJD) and brought an end to almost a decade of rule by political Islam. Although the party had been widely expected to fare worse in these polls...
All change in Morocco’s politics?
Morocco’s political class is firmly focused on the upcoming elections — general, regional and local — which are all due to take place on 8 September. The parties are fully engaged in campaigning, while pundits are mulling over possible election outcomes. ...
Morocco deliberately exacerbates tensions with Algeria
This month renewed tension erupted with Algeria after Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale (b.1951), made a series of controversial comments during a virtual meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement on 13 July. Referring to Algeria’s...