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Morocco : Islamists win most seats in Moroccan vote

on 2011/11/28 11:07:46

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Reuters
(Reuters) - Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party won the most seats in the country's parliamentary election, final results showed Sunday, in the latest sign of a resurgence of faith-based movements since the Arab Spring uprisings.

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Morocco : Morocco Islamists poised to win parliamentary vote

on 2011/11/27 11:15:36

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(Reuters) - Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party is on course to win a parliamentary election, partial results showed on Saturday, in what would be the second victory for Islamists in the region in the wake of the "Arab Spring" uprisings.

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Morocco : Moderate Islamists claim Moroccan election win

on 2011/11/26 11:58:38

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(Reuters) - Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD) claimed victory on Saturday in a parliamentary election that should produce a stronger government after King Mohammed ceded some powers to prevent any spillover from Arab Spring uprisings.

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Morocco : Morocco votes in test of king's reform drive

on 2011/11/26 11:41:59

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(Reuters) - Moroccans voted in a parliamentary election on Friday that could yield their most representative government ever after King Mohammed ceded some powers to prevent any tumultuous spillover of Arab Spring uprisings.

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Morocco : Morocco "won't follow Tunisia down Islamist path"

on 2011/11/22 10:58:45

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(Reuters) - Morocco will not follow other North African states in handing power to Islamists when it votes in an election this week because it has a mature democracy, a leading member of a liberal alliance contesting the vote told Reuters.

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Morocco : Morocco's path toward reform under King Mohammed

on 2011/11/22 10:57:04

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(Reuters) - Morocco holds a parliamentary election on November 25. Here is a timeline on Morocco since King Mohammed came to the throne:

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Morocco : Thousands of Moroccans call for election boycott

on 2011/11/21 10:57:31

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(Reuters) - Thousands of Moroccans protested in cities across the country on Sunday calling for a boycott of a parliamentary election later this week which they say will not be truly democratic.

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Morocco : Moroccans call for elections boycott

on 2011/11/19 10:48:53

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Press TV
Hundreds of people have held another protest rally in Morocco , calling for a boycott of the country's upcoming parliamentary elections, Press TV reports.

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Morocco : Fresh protest rallies hit Moroccan cities

on 2011/10/31 17:36:58

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Press TV
Thousands of Moroccans have staged fresh anti-government protests in the capital Rabat and other cities, calling for an immediate release of political prisoners, Press TV reports.

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Morocco : Morocco bomber gets death penalty

on 2011/10/29 14:31:40

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Press TV
A Moroccan court has issued a death sentence for a man who was the mastermind behind a bomb attack that killed 17 people in the city of Marrakesh in April.

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Morocco : Moroccans rally, demand vote boycott

on 2011/10/25 14:41:59

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Press TV
Thousands of Moroccans have taken to streets across the North African country, calling for a boycott of parliamentary polls next month.

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Morocco : Liberal-led coalition confident of winning Moroccan poll

on 2011/10/21 13:05:54

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Reuters
RABAT (Reuters) - A liberal-led coalition of eight political parties says it is confident of winning a parliamentary election in Morocco next month aimed at staunching any spillover from the Arab Spring.

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Morocco : Sarkozy inaugurates Morocco high-speed train

on 2011/9/30 13:23:06

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TANGIERS, Morocco (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday inaugurated work on a future high-speed train link in Morocco, the first such project in Africa and the Arab world, and welcomed constitutional reform introduced by King Mohammed.

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Morocco : Morocco says 7 killed in Western Sahara soccer clash

on 2011/9/27 17:53:34

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Reuters
RABAT (Reuters) - The death toll from clashes at the weekend after a soccer match in Western Sahara has reached 7, Morocco's MAP official news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Morocco : Morocco says thwarts "assassination cell"

on 2011/9/24 14:12:20

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Reuters
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan security has arrested three people, including an active blogger on jihadist websites, who had planned to receive training at an al Qaeda camp abroad in order to carry out attacks in Morocco, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.

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Morocco : Morocco pencils in November date for early election

on 2011/8/15 14:13:06

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RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's government has proposed that a parliamentary election take place early in November instead of the scheduled date of September next year, a government minister said on Sunday.

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Morocco : Are early Moroccan polls bid to stave off protests?

on 2011/8/2 13:57:06

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RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed is pushing for early polls to hasten reforms he has initiated but this alone is unlikely to satisfy critics without serious steps to curb corruption and to give the next assembly teeth.

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Morocco : Thousands protest on Morocco king's allegiance day

on 2011/8/1 17:01:45

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RABAT (Reuters) - Thousands of Moroccans marched on Sunday to press the Arab world's longest-ruling dynasty to relinquish more of its sweeping powers and stamp out corruption.

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Morocco : Moroccan king renews call to mend ties with Algeria

on 2011/7/31 17:10:30

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RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed renewed calls on Saturday to normalise ties and reopen borders with wealthier neighbour Algeria, saying that Rabat wants to build an integrated North African economic bloc.

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Morocco : Moroccan king urges prompt elections to speed reforms

on 2011/7/31 17:09:50

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RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed called on Saturday for prompt parliamentary polls to expedite a new constitution that reduces his powers, after months of protests inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.

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