What Is the Picture in Morocco in the Legislative Elections?
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Moroccans are called to the polls on September 23rd to elect the 395 deputies who will occupy the seats in the House of Representatives. The country faces a panorama marked by the growing economy, the high unemployment rate, high cost of living and the tension with Spain over the migratory crisis in Ceuta. Our Guest of the Day, Iván Martín, analyst at the Policy Center for the New South, explained to us how the political system in Morocco works …
A strong security apparatus monitors the border while the country holds elections marked by disenchantment and low youth participation
The parliamentary elections take place under a police deployment at the border and the apathy of the population.
Morocco, a country with which Chile signed on Tuesday the terms of reference (TdR) to begin the negotiation towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), faces this Wednesday an appointment with the ballot boxes with a strong police deployment on the border with Ceuta to avoid new irregular steps after the recent crossing of dozens of ... Continue reading "Morocco faces the day of legislative elections marked by Ceuta and a strong abstention"
The Spanish and Moroccan authorities set up a strong police device to stop calls for invasions on the day of the elections in Morocco. The aim is to avoid the recurrence of the July crisis, when 70,000 people entered Ceuta.
The borders with Morocco of the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla are today with reinforced security and a situation, until now, of calm, according to reports of journalists on the spot and sources quoted by the media of Spain.
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