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Morocco: Parliamentarian Assaulted By Police

: NABIL ARRACH, Ph.D,; 12/30/12

Washington / Morocco Board News-- Abdessamad El idrissi, the Parliamentary Deputy from the current Islamist governing PJD party, was subject to an aggression by security officers during a demonstration organized by young unemployed citizens in front of the parliament.

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Activists Beaten For Protesting King's Oversized Budget

: NABIL ARRACH, Ph.D,; 11/21/12

On Nov. 18, 2012, members of February 20 Movement rallied in Rabat protesting against the 2013 Royal expenditures budget, recently introduced by Finance Minister Nizar Baraka. The protest was highlighted by the presence of Khadija Ryadi, head of the MoroccanAssociation for Human Rights (AMDH), and her associate Abdelhamid Amine.

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Morocco:Allegiance Pledge Ceremony;Act Of Loyalty Or Humiliation?

: NABIL ARRACH, Ph.D,; 08/24/12

Washington / Morocco News Board---Tuesday August 21, 2012, Moroccan officials and representatives from 16 regions and 40 provinces bowed down before the King Mohamed VI, and chanted: "May God protect our King", a yearly ceremony that signifies loyalty and allegiance to the King Mohamed VI.

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Morocco: The Challenge For The Islamists

: NABIL ARRACH, Ph.D,; 12/07/11

Irvine, CA / Morocco Board News-- The Islamist Justice and Development party (PJD), which recently won the parliamentary election with 107 seats, is now struggling to form a majority in the parliament. The PJD has lost an additional 39 seats after the recent decision of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) to join the opposition, formed by the Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) and The National Rally of Independents (RNI). Now the opposition has at least 138 seats combined, and it is expected to expand. The task of forming new coalitions has become cumbersome, especially now that the PJD is forced to secure 3 of 4 available parties to make up at least the 91 seats needed for a 51% majority.

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Morocco: Islamist PJD party won parliamentary election

: NABIL ARRACH, Ph.D,; 11/28/11

Washington / Morocco Board News - Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party won the parliamentary election with 107 seats, followed by the Istiqlal party with 60 seats, the National Rally of Independents took 52 seats, the Authenticity and Modernity party received 47 seats, and the Socialist Union of Popular Forces 39 seats. The G8 coalition, PJD’s strongest competitor, accounts for 154 seats.

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