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Morocco’s monarch names Aziz Akhannouch to lead new government

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday appointed Aziz Akhannouch of the liberal RNI party as prime minister and asked him to form a government.RNI emerged as the biggest party in Wednesday’s parliamentary election, taking 102 of the 395 seats while the f…

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday appointed Aziz Akhannouch of the liberal RNI party as prime minister and asked him to form a government.

RNI emerged as the biggest party in Wednesday’s parliamentary election, taking 102 of the 395 seats while the former largest party, the moderate Islamist PJD, collapsed to take only 13 seats.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY