News Reports On Morocco's Historic Election
The following are the Articles sent me by the Moroccan Embassy in Washington DC, with the only comment, that these are " news articles from the US media on the legislative elections in Morocco." Since all emphasize the new Election from different points of view, I'm putting all in this blog for history, Keith By MATT BRADLEY NOVEMBER 27, 2011 Wall Street STREET JOURNAL A victory by the Justice and Development Party in Morocco's first parliamentary elections since Arab Spring-inspired constitutional changes looked set to make Morocco the second Arab country this year to bring a moderate Islamist party into power. The party, known as the PJD, won 107 seats in Morocco's 395-seat parliament, more than twice the number of seats they hold in the current assembly. If the PJD can form a coalition, an Islamist now appears certain to become Morocco's prime minister for the first time in history, thanks to a set of democratic-leaning constitutional changes passed la...