Vol 50 No 1 | MOROCCO Reform-minded monarch 9th January 2009 King Mohammed is an absolute monarch but paradoxically, he is the region’s most reform-minded head of state. Mohammed VI will celebrate his first decade as Al Amir al Mouminin (‘Commander of the Faithful’) on 23 July. At 47, ‘M6’ is more than 20 years younger...
Vol 48 No 19 | MOROCCO Best election dirhams could buy 21st September 2007 Elections will produce a functioning government but, troublingly, few Moroccans seem to care Money changed hands and local notables manoeuvred in constituencies across the kingdom to deliver seats for their political allies in the 7 September general elections. Yet abuses were...
Vol 48 No 16 | MOROCCO Electoral arithmetic 3rd August 2007 The Islamist PJD is not exactly in freefall but unexpectedly close elections in September could trigger difficult decisions for King Mohammed Moroccans will vote in September in general elections that are far from a foregone conclusion. Expected for months to emerge as the biggest party, the 'moderate Islamist' Parti...
Vol 48 No 16 | MOROCCO Parties turn to the young guards 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...
Vol 46 No 8 | MOROCCO A new-style monarchy 15th April 2005 M6 is relaxing his grip on politics, opening prospects for rebranded Islamists and others Under King Mohamed VI, power in Morocco has become more fluid, leaving open prospects for an increased role for different Islamist and politically secular players. Change is in...
Vol 46 No 8 | MOROCCO Long-term agenda 15th April 2005 The Parti de la Justice et du Développement is back in politics, with a message it intends to be acceptable to a majority of Moroccans. After the Islamist...
Vol 45 No 19 | MOROCCOSOUTH AFRICA Collision course 24th September 2004 The new Pan-African Parliament has already made an impact. As it opened in Midrand on 16 September, Pretoria established diplomatic ties with the Polisario Front's government-in-exile, the Saharan...
Vol 44 No 18 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARA Saharan box of tricks 12th September 2003 As Saharan independence threatens, Rabat digs up its box of tricks King Mohammed VI has woken up to the realisation that Morocco's campaign to impose its sovereignty over Western Sahara has entered a dangerous new phase. For three decades,...
Vol 44 No 18 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARA Rabat's regional security web 12th September 2003 As it tries to regain some of the initiative in the struggle for Western Sahara, Morocco will seek to pull in debts from several West African and other...
Vol 44 No 17 | MOROCCO Basri's heirs 29th August 2003 A new generation of security chiefs responds to the Islamist challenge A new security elite has finally risen to the top in Morocco, buoyed up by popular demands for security and more incisive government. This comes three and...