Morocco’s king names businessman Akhannouch to head government
- Date: 12-Sep-2021
- Source: Jordan Times
- Sector:Economy
- Country:Middle East
Morocco’s king names businessman Akhannouch to head government
RABAT — Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday named businessman Aziz Akhannouch to lead a new government after his National Rally of Independents (RNI) thrashed the long-ruling Islamists in parliamentary elections.
The king appointed Akhannouch "head of the government and tasked him with forming a new government", following Wednesday's polls, a statement from the palace said.
The RNI won 102 of parliament's 395 seats, trouncing the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which had headed the governing coalition for a decade but took just 13 seats, according to results released by the interior ministry.
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