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Morocco elections: Long-ruling PJD party loses majority in crushing defeat

MEE staff
Published date: 9 September 2021 18:10 BST | Last update: 3 years 1 month ago
Morocco's long-ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) suffered a crushing defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections, collapsing from 125 seats in the outgoing assembly to just 12, as the rival RNI party claims most seats with 97, according to provisional results.
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