Why Morocco's Islamists struggle to manage economy

A stagnant economy, due to a decline in tourism, agriculture and phosphate earnings, is frustrating voters in a country where the long-term economic trend has not been positive.
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Moroccan Minister of Finance Mohamed Boussaid speaks during the first meeting on financial reporting in the city of Casablanca, Morocco, May 13, 2015. - REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
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Joseph Hammond
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Nearly two months after its parliamentary elections, Morocco has not yet assembled a governing coalition. Meanwhile, its economic problems are piling up and causing anxiety among American and European investors.

The gross domestic product (GDP) in the North African nation was $100 billion in 2015, an almost 10% decline from $110 billion in 2014.

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