Arab News/AFP: Islamists suffer crushing defeat by liberal parties in Morocco vote
* The Justice and Development Party saw its support collapse from 125 seats in the outgoing assembly to just 12
* The Istiqlal (Independence) party, the oldest in Morocco, made a remarkable comeback, adding 32 seats
RABAT: Morocco’s long-ruling Islamists have suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections to liberal parties seen as close to the palace, according to provisional results announced on Thursday.
The Justice and Development Party (PJD), which headed the governing coalition for a decade, saw its support collapse from 125 seats in the outgoing assembly to just 12, Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit said during a press briefing following Wednesday’s polls.
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