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The Moroccan king's popularity.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245139
ISSN: 2633-304X
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King Mohammed VI has committed forces to the Saudi-led coalition conducing operations in Yemen to reinforce the alliance with Gulf states. It may be because of these ties that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199556
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King Mohammed VI was constitutionally obliged to nominate Benkirane as the leader of the new government, as his party, the PJD, won the largest number of seats. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218019
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Morocco’s inability to form a coalition government following the general election of October 2016 ended when Othmani announced on March 25 that he reached an agreement with five…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219919
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Tensions between Algeria and Morocco have been rising over the past two years. Morocco's highly assertive foreign policy is coupled with an unstable political situation. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273032
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Despite increasing its tally of seats, it will face a difficult challenge to form a coalition due to the strong performance of its main rival, the Party of Authenticity and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214171
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He returned to Rabat in March, apparently after a three-month stay in Gabon, and engaged in an intensive programme of public activities. The monarchy (and political figures close…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280372
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His agenda undermines the government’s political initiative, and continues a process of weakening the political Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) that has led the…
Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani now heads a slimmed-down government that includes six new faces, but in which none of the key portfolios was changed. The reshuffle comes more…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247022
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Meanwhile, the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which has headed the government since 2011, suffered a humiliating defeat. Changes in the electoral system…