Month: November 2011

Paris – France welcomed the parliamentary elections, held Friday in Morocco, as a “further step” on the path of the promising reforms, launched by King Mohammed VI. “France hopes that this election will be a...

Rabat – Turnout in the parliamentary election, held on Friday in Morocco, is so far close to 45%, Moroccan Interior Minister Taieb Cherqaoui told a press briefing. At the 2007 legislative poll, turnout stood at...

Washington – With the signing of a partnership agreement, on Friday in Rabat, between the Moroccan Fund for Tourism Development and sovereign investment funds of Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, Morocco reaps the benefits of...

BBC NEWS Polls have closed in Morocco’s first parliamentary elections since a new constitution was approved by a referendum in July. The vote in the north African kingdom was brought forward in response to the Arab Spring...

* King Mohammed backs gradual change in reply to Arab Spring * Vote seen producing Morocco’s most representative govt yet * Turnout nears that of 2007, but on lower voter numbers (Adds latest turnout, comparison with 2007)...