Democratic TransitionPolitical IslamPolitical PartiesParty of Ashes: an attempt to explain PJD’s results in the September 8, 2021 elections
05/12/2024156661 min
Party of Ashes: an attempt to explain PJD’s results in the September 8, 2021 elections
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MIPA BlogPolitical IslamPolitical PartiesHow Morocco’s Islamist party fell from grace
05/12/2024120911 min
Morocco’s experience with Islamists sets it apart from its neighbours. While Egypt and Tunisia have resorted to military and constitutional means to remove Islamists from power, Morocco’s moderate Islamist party, the PJD, were removed by the country’s citizens through the ballot box, without any direct intervention by the monarchy.