Horse-trading

Islamist politicians and Francophone analysts agree on one thing, at least: the longer the outgoing coalition partners, the Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires and Parti de l'Istiqlal, wrangle over who governs, the greater the chances that the Islamist Parti de la Justice et du Développement will join a coalition government.

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Hassan, Driss Basri, Abderrahmane el Youssoufi, Mohammed, Ahmed Osman, Abdessalam Yacine, Abdelillah Benkirane, Mustapha Ramid, Abdelkrim el Khatib, Abbas el Fassi, Saad Eddine el Othmani, Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, Parti de l'Istiqlal, Parti de la Justice et du Développement, Rassemblement National des Indépendents, Al Adl wal Ihsane, Mouvement Populaire Constitutionnel et Démocratique

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