A hard defeat of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Moroccan elections in favor of the liberal parties

Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath sources reported on Thursday at dawn a historic defeat of the Justice and Development Party in the parliamentary elections in Morocco, and said Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani, had not won a seat. in parliament, while the Moroccan National Rally of Independents won the most seats in legislative elections, according to preliminary results.

Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelwafi Laftit told a press conference that the National Rally of Independents, led by businessman Aziz Akhannouch, won the elections with 97 out of 395 seats, after the count. 96% of the vote, while the Justice and Development Party won 12.

For its part, the Moroccan National Assembly declared: “Our victory by the will of the voters confused and astonished the opponents”, noting that the victory “in the elections is the result of our real communication with the Moroccan voter”.

normal conditions

He pointed out that the turnout in the elections at the national level stood at 50.35%, indicating that they took place under normal circumstances.

In addition, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior announced, in a press release, the end of the voting process, noting the distinction of the southern regions of the Kingdom by recording an encouraging participation rate, since this percentage reached 58.30% in the Dakhla level. – Oued Eddahab region, and 63.76% in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region and 66.94% on the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra side.

Elections in Morocco

For its part, the Embassy in Washington congratulated Morocco on the success of the elections, stressing that the commitment to democracy strengthens the partnership.

2nd and 3rd places

The Authenticity and Modernity Party comes in second with 82 seats. The Istiqlal Party (center-right) comes third with 78 seats.

Voting for the first time in the Kingdom’s history on the same day included legislative elections (395 seats) and local and regional elections (over 31,000), which helped to increase the turnout.

In the coming days, King Mohammed VI is expected to appoint a Prime Minister from a party responsible for forming a new government team for five years, to succeed Saad Eddine El Othmani.