Pro-monarchist PAM party heads for
Photo: Moroccan Royal Palace/AP/TT

Pro-monarchist PAM party heads for election victory in Morocco

The Party for Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) is on course for an election victory in Morocco. The party is close to the royal family and is part of the coalition that held government power before the election.

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According to preliminary results, PAM will win 97 seats in parliament. The National Rally of Independents (RNI), which leads the outgoing government coalition, will win 66 seats, while the right-wing Istiqlal party will win 65.

The Islamist opposition party PJD will win 54 seats.

Despite some reforms, the king of Morocco still has a strong grip on power, and both PAM and RNI are close to the royal family.

This summer, up to 80,000 people managed to make their way from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. Spanish voices accused Morocco of exploiting migrants in a kind of hybrid warfare.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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