The United States, France and Spain, Morocco’s closest friends and strong allies, have congratulated the North African Kingdom for the free and fair democratic elections held Oct.07 to renew the country’s Parliament. The French Foreign Ministry also praised the Parliamentary elections held in Morocco, saying the polls show “vitality of democracy” in the Kingdom. “France welcomes the successful 2nd parliamentary elections organized in Morocco since the adoption of the Constitution of 2011,” underlined Foreign Ministry Spokesman Romain Nadal. Observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe praised the “transparency” of these elections, he added. According to analysts, the biggest winners of these polls are without contest Morocco and democracy, as the North African country is the only Arab country where Islamists are governing without stirring domestic unrest or instability.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 11, 2016 06:43 UTC