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The September 23 legislative elections in Morocco were won by the ruling coalition led by the PAM, but marked by a historically low participation rate of 38.02%, the lowest in twenty years, and by accusations of manipulation of ballots in Tangier.
An investigation is underway in Morocco regarding the legislative elections of September 23. The mayor of Tangier was taken into police custody on Monday and five other people were remanded in custody on suspicion of electoral fraud.
The prosecution indicated that Mounir Limouri, member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), had been arrested upon his arrival at Tangier airport from Spain. According to several media outlets, he was the subject of an arrest warrant.
A particularly low participation rate
Five other people, including two officials responsible for supervising electoral operations in polling stations in Tangier, are being prosecuted and have been placed in pre-trial detention, said the same judicial source. The Ministry of the Interior announced the opening of an administrative investigation into these allegations of fraud.
The ruling coalition in Morocco largely won these legislative elections, but the vote was marked by a very low participation rate (38.02%), the lowest in twenty years, and by accusations of manipulation of ballot papers in Tangier.
WFP in the lead
The PAM won 97 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, while the National Rally of Independents (RNI), which leads the outgoing coalition, came in second with 66 seats.
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The King of Morocco should soon appoint a new Prime Minister within the PAM. Fouzi Lekjaa – current Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget and best known for his functions as president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation – is among the favorites for this position. However, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, national coordinator of the PAM, minister of regional planning and mayor of Marrakech, could also be appointed. She would thus become the first female head of government in Morocco.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The King of Morocco will appoint a new Prime Minister from the PAM in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
The judicial investigation into allegations of electoral fraud in Tangier will continue and could lead to additional indictments.
Possible · Within months

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