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Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party leads in provisional election results
- Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in Wednesday's parliamentary election, securing 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to provisional results announced by the Interior Ministry on Thursday.
- The governing National Rally of Independents dropped to 66 seats from 102, while the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party surged to 54 seats compared to just 13 in 2021.
- Voter turnout reached 38%, the lowest level since 2007, as citizens expressed frustration with the political class. Fifty-year-old Majda Bakatir told AFP, "We want our country to move forward, but politicians do not seem to care about our problems regarding healthcare, education, and purchasing power."
- King Mohammed VI must appoint a prime minister from the winning party to lead the next government, which will oversee preparations for Morocco's co-hosting of the 2030 World Cup.
- Potential prime minister candidates include Faouzi Lakjaa, president of Morocco's soccer federation who recently joined PAM, and Marrakech mayor Fatima-Zahra Mansouri, who could become Morocco's first female prime minister.
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Morocco’s Palace-Aligned PAM Wins as Youth Discontent Shapes the Vote
Morocco’s parliamentary election reshuffled the political landscape without […] The post Morocco’s Palace-Aligned PAM Wins as Youth Discontent Shapes the Vote appeared first on The Media Line.
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The low turnout in the Moroccan parliamentary elections of 23 September illustrates a disaffection of partisan offer also observable in Algeria
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