Month: November 2011

Rabat – Morocco’s first parliamentary elections held under a new constitution giving more powers to lawmakers had a turnout of 45 per cent, the Interior Ministry announced after polling stations closed Friday....

AL ARABIYA NEWS By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES DUBAI/RABAT Moroccan Prime Minister Abbas al-Fassi casts his ballot at a polling station in Rabat. (Reuters) Voter turnout in the first legislative election since the king introduced...

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) Voter turnout in the first legislative election since the king introduced constitutional reforms after the Arab Spring uprising was 45 percent, Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui said Friday. That compares to...

KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) LONDON, Nov 25 (KUNA) — British Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed Friday Moroccan elections. In a statement, Hague said these elections support the implementation of the new Constitution...

In Morocco’s closely watched legislative elections today, polls have closed and votes are being counted. The results will prove a critical test of the new constitution, passed in July, which promised women more legislative...