Changes in the Moroccan Opposition
August 29th, 2008 by Adam
In the National, Blayne Slabbert reports how recent changes in Morocco’s Justice and Development Party, especially the election of Abdelilah Benkiran as leader of the party, have seemed to reinvigorate a shift to a more conservative approach. POMED’s Director of Research, Shadi Hamid was quoted as saying that the new leader is a “staunch social conservative” and that the change in leadership reflects “a certain amount of internal discontent.” Some critics have feared that this new leadership will push the party towards a more hard-line Islamist ideology.
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