Will Benkirane be able to form new Moroccan government?

Morocco's recently reappointed prime minister needs to overcome huge challenges to reach a consensus and form a government, as the partisan bloc that is close to the royal palace has set conditions for taking part in a government led by Islamists.
Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary-general of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) speaks during a new conference at the party's headquarters in Rabat, Morocco early October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSRNBW
Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary-general of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), speaks during a news conference at the party's headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 8, 2016. - REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
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Politicians in Morocco are hitting some hurdles as they work to form a postelection government. 

King Mohammed VI, in his capacity as head of state, on Oct. 10 named Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) head Abdelilah Benkirane to a second term as prime minister. More than a month later, however, Benkirane finds himself in trouble.

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