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Hundreds march in Morocco against Islamist ruling party

Xinhua, September 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Hundreds of people marched on Sunday in the Moroccan city of Casablanca against the Islamist ruling party of Justice and Development Party (PJD).

The march was initiated by some civil society groups on social media ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections on Oct. 7.

In statements to the press, participants in the march said they came to protest against "Islamisation of the state" by the Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane's party.

Meanwhile, a PJD leader said the march was "fabricated by parties against democratic development in Morocco," adding that "the answer will be given on the vote day."

A total of 15.7 million registered voters are called to elect the second Moroccan parliament after protests in 2011. Endit