An Islamist Government in Morocco?
Aug 05, 2007
Fride, By Kristina Kausch (Researcher at the Democratisation Programme) - Moroccan parliamentary elections on September 9th, 2007, will witness for the first time an Islamist party running for government with a reasonable possibility of success.
The Justice and Development Party (Parti de la Justice et du Développement, PJD), a moderate, non-violent and non-revolutionary Islamist party that recognises the current political system of the monarchy, has forcefully emerged and consolidated its position as the main opposition force in Morocco since the last elections in 2002. Domestic and international observers anticipate a potential political shift.
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