Tag: USFP

Moroccans Head to Polls to Pick their Representatives

October 7, 2016

Today, October 7, about 16 million Moroccans head to the polls to pick their parliament representatives in a ballot that will lead to the formation ... Read More

Scandals Smear PJD’s Electoral Campaign, Left-Wing Force Winning Momentum

October 5, 2016

In previous elections, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) has been banking on the integrity and chastity of its members to win votes and enlarge ... Read More

Morocco’s Parliamentary Elections, a PJD-PAM Dual

September 24, 2016

Morocco’s parliamentary elections approach on October 7 in a climate marked by fierce rivalry between the two main contending parties: the moderate Islamist Justice and ... Read More

Morocco: Former Leftist PM Receives Royal Tribute

August 1, 2016

A tribute was paid to national figure Abderrahmane El Youssoufi on July 30 by King Mohammed VI who named a street in Tangier after him. ... Read More

Morocco-Egypt: A Change of Course in Relations or an Incidental Turmoil?

January 7, 2015

Relations between Morocco and Egypt are currently going through a turmoil apparently because of the two countries’ media which have been lately airing unfriendly comments ... Read More

Morocco : Towards a Cabinet Reshuffle or Early Election ?

July 10, 2013

After almost two months of shilly shallying, the ministers from the Istiqlal Party, the main component of the coalition government, led by the Islamist Party ... Read More

Driss Lachgar’s Election Leader of the USFP, the End of an Era

December 17, 2012

Driss Lachgar, a career lawyer, a Parliamentarian and a former Minister, was elected Sunday First Secretary of the Moroccan Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), ... Read More