- Vol 53 No 10
- 11th May 2012
In tough economic times, Islamist Premier Benkirane charms his critics
while Mohammed VI in the Palace tries to keep pace
- Vol 53 No 6
- 16th March 2012
A new warmth in relations could mean the reopening of the common border but agreement on Western Sahara remains problematic
- Vol 52 No 25
- 16th December 2011
Morocco's Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD) formed the main opposition in the previous National Assembly and took 107 of its 395 seats in the 25 November elections, the biggest share ever won by a single party. King Mohammed VI invited its lea...
- Vol 52 No 13
- 24th June 2011
Traditional constituencies linked into the Makhzen system will probably swing the 1 July referendum in favour of King Mohammed VI’s proposed constitutional reforms. Makhzen means that palace and local elites, along with ‘loyalist’ political parties, contr...
- Vol 52 No 11
- 27th May 2011
Astute reforms have held revolution at bay but the monarchy could be running out of time
- Vol 52 No 9
- 29th April 2011
King Mohammed VI (‘M6’) seems in little danger of losing his
throne. However, the mainly peaceful protests for political change and
social justice inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia
and Egypt will continue at least until a commission he...
- Vol 50 No 1
- 9th January 2009
King Mohammed is an absolute monarch but paradoxically, he is the region’s most reform-minded head of state.
- Vol 48 No 19
- 21st September 2007
Elections will produce a functioning government but, troublingly, few Moroccans seem to care
- Vol 48 No 16
- 3rd August 2007
The Islamist PJD is not exactly in freefall but unexpectedly close elections in September could trigger difficult decisions for King Mohammed
- Vol 48 No 16
- 3rd August 2007
As parties vie for votes, much emphasis is placed on younger politicians. Leading Istiqlal's charge is the young trio of Equipment and Transport Minister Karim Ghellab, ebullient Housing and Town Planning Minister Ahmed Toufik Hjira and Adil Douiri, the T...