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 MoroccoMorocco Gets New Prime Ministerposted by Anna-Maria Müller at 16h27 GMT on Sep 20
Morocco's King Mohammed VI announced Abbas el Fassi as Morocco's next prime minister and successor of former prime minister Driss Jettou. Read more about Morocco's democratic transition and the background of this year's elections in a feature by Al Jazeera and in an article in the International Herald Tribune. Find related articles in our del.icio.us-archive. Join the global debate in our forums: Is democracy good for everyone? 
Elections In Morocco With Weak Turnout Rateposted by Anna-Maria Müller at 22h00 GMT on Sep 10
According to preliminary results only 37 percent of the 15 million voters in Morocco participated in the elections for a new parliament on Sunday. It seems that Morocco's conservative Istiqlal (Independence) party, already a member of the governing coalition, won most of the seats in the parliament, although claims exists that the some of the vote were obtained by fraud. In general international experts and monitors agree that the campaign and the poll itself was transparent and fair. Read more about the elections in the young democracy of Morocco on BBC News online, as well as on the The Guardian and on Al Jazeera. Join the debate in our forums: Why bother to vote?
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