The Influence of the Moroccan Monarchy, the PJD and the RNI: Islamists defeated by liberal parties in Morocco’s 2021 elections
Morocco’s preliminary 2021 election results show that the Islamist PJD party have lost popularity while the liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI) party gained momentum. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy, with the king wielding enormous power. The country’s monarchy has a long history of co-opting and confining opposition groups, granting them considerable authority while the …
