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Abderrahim Chalfaouat

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Abderrahim Chalfaouat is a Morocco-based researcher in media and MENA politics. He holds an MA in Moroccan American studies, and is preparing a PhD in advertising and communication at Hassan II University of Casablanca. He is an alumnus of the Annenberg Oxford media policy institute. 

Morocco | Oct 4, 2016

What Moroccan government’s shortcomings mean for post-election coalitions

As Moroccans prepare to head to the polls Oct. 7 to elect members of the lower house of parliament, a current lack of cohesion among government parties may indicate a post-poll realignment.

Moroccan Prime Minister, and Secretary General of the ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane speaks during a press conference announcing his party's campaign program for the upcoming parliamentary election on September 19, 2016, in the capital Rabat. / AFP / FADEL SENNA        (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)
Morocco | Sep 14, 2016

Democracy in Morocco will require collective effort

Morocco’s deep state is worming its way into pre-election machinations.

A woman (L) leaves a booth before casting her ballot at a polling station in the town of Tifelt, east of Rabat, Morocco September 4, 2015. Morocco's ruling Islamist party on Friday faced a major test of its dominance as polls opened for local elections for which most opposition parties have campaigned on anti-corruption platforms and against privileges for the elite. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX1R65C

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