Moroccan Elections 2007

2008-03-13

US ambassador to Morocco Thomas T. Riley praised the transparency in Morocco's 2007 election, MAP reported on Wednesday (March 12th). In presenting t...

2008-02-13

The last elections in Morocco swept 34 women from six political parties into Parliament. The new legislators now plan to work together, regardless of party differences, to advance women's issues and prove they can perform as well as the male MPs.

2007-12-05

Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) Deputy First Secretary and Minister of Justice Abdelouahed Radi announced his decision to leave the party's...

2007-12-04

Morocco's Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) first secretary and minister of state without portfolio Mohamed El Yazghi said that in a bid to "p...

2007-11-01

Morocco's political parties have suffered a series of internal crises in the wake of record-low turnout in the country's September 7th legislative elections.

2007-10-17

Some see the appointments of seven female ministers as a form of compensation for the overall decrease in women's representation in parliament following the September 7th elections.

2007-10-07

Moroccan parties involved in the formation of the country's new government continue to discuss proposed structuring and the allocation of ministerial portfolios.

2007-10-01

A number of influential Moroccan politicians were not re-elected to Parliament on September 7th. The resulting shift in the power structure of the legislature has raised questions about the body's ability to perform its duties effectively under a new mandate.

2007-09-30

The Maghreb's bloggers debated Ayman al-Zawahiri's recent call for jihad and Morocco's new prime minister.

2007-09-25

Morocco's prime minister-designate, Abbas El Fassi, said on Monday (September 24th) that the new government would be formed before Parliament's openi...

2007-09-23

Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD), which won the second largest number of seats in the country's September 7th legislative elections, is...

2007-09-21

Morocco's newly appointed Prime Minister, Abbas El Fassi, will meet with leaders of four parties from the outgoing ruling coalition on Friday (Septem...

2007-09-20

King Mohammed VI has appointed Istiqlal Secretary-General Abbas El Fassi as Morocco's new Prime Minister, in line with the results of the September 7th legislative elections in which Istiqlal took first place with 52 seats in the lower chamber of the Moroccan Parliament.

2007-09-19

King Mohammed VI called meetings Thursday (September 13th) with the leaders of all parties which won more than 20 seats in the upcoming Parliament. The consultations are intended to aid the monarch in appointing the country's next prime minister. Some parties held their own meetings to determine the new legislature's political landscape.

2007-09-18

Moroccan non-governmental organisations issue their findings after observing the September 7th parliamentary elections.

2007-09-17

Fewer women were elected in Morocco's 2007 legislative elections than in 2002, leading many to question the state of women's participation in the nation's politics.

2007-09-16

Berlin-based Democracy Reporting International (DRI) brought attention to several cases of corruption in its preliminary report on Morocco's Septembe...

2007-09-14

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI held meetings on Thursday (September 13th) with the leaders of the six political parties that won more than 20 seats in th...

2007-09-13

Morocco's recent elections were a "strong sign of the country's continued commitment to the process of democratisation", EU Security Chief Javier Sol...

2007-09-11

Abbas El Fassi, Secretary-General of Morocco's Istiqlal party, which took the largest number of seats in Friday's legislative elections, said Monday...

2007-09-10

Despite low turnout, Morocco's largely free and transparent elections have produced a right-leaning government. The question remains how the parties will form alliances and how the Prime Minister will be selected.

2007-09-10

Thirty-four women were elected to Morocco's Parliament during the recent legislative elections, Moroccan press quoted the Interior Ministry as saying...

2007-09-09

Provisional results of the Morocco's legislative elections released Saturday (September 8th) indicate the conservative Istiqlal party, having won 52...

2007-09-08

Despite being the freest elections in Moroccan history, the September 7th legislative elections failed to excite the majority of voters and motivate them to cast their ballots.

2007-09-07

Non-Moroccan countries in the Maghreb weigh in on the significance of the elections in Morocco. Mauritania provides a glowing assessment, Tunisia is preoccupied with its own affairs and Algeria is tellingly silent.