Morocco: New Prime Minister likely to reduce PJD Islamist party role in governmentAfter firing Abdelilah Benkirane, King Mohammed VI asked the PJD’s number two, Saadeddine El-Othmani to form a new government. He is starting his cabinet negotiations on Tuesday, March 21, talking first to the bosses or the Modernity and Authenticity Party (PAM), the second biggest party in parliament after PJD. Then onto the third party, the old Istiqlal party, followed by the pro-monarchists of the RNI. The grassroots in his party have been frustrated by the loss of power, despite the PJD’s popularity and position in parliament. And so now that Benkirane saved his face, we expect El-Othmani to reduce the PDJ’s position in government even more.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 20, 2017 21:56 UTC