Why Abstention in Morocco’s Elections Has Skyrocketed: “Even if We Vote, Nothing Changes”
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The low turnout in the Moroccan legislative elections of 23 September illustrates a disaffection of partisan offer also observed in Algeria and Tunisia. Throughout the Maghreb, the parties are in crisis, victims of a breakdown of projects but also of the strategies of weakening carried out by the regimes in place.
The vote on Wednesday was marked by a high abstention: 62% of registered voters decided not to go to the polls, the highest percentage of the last 20 yearsThe party of the head of the football federation of Morocco wins an election with the highest abstention in two decades Bilal is looking at his mobile phone sitting on a plastic chair on the beach of Trampolín, in Ceuta. He slips his finger on his screen, again and again, until he tires and ke…
Marked by a record abstention and a sharp rebound of the Islamists of the PJD, the legislatures in Morocco see the outgoing coalition retain power, while the WFP comes first without an absolute majority. ...
Following the closure of polling stations and a lengthy vote that extended until late in the morning, Morocco has completed the renewal of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives. This is the sixth parliamentary election under the reign of Mohamed VI and the fourth after the 2011 constitutional reform.
The elections reward the WFP and open up to a possible female leadership, but the strong abstention and youth unemployment throw a clear alarm at politics. The article Morocco at the vote, the economy grows, less and less young people at the polls comes from Focus On Africa.
For Omar Kettani, professor of economics at Mohammed V University, the poll sends a signal that goes far beyond the simple verdict of the ballot box.
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