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Report says Morocco's parliamentary elections largely free, fair

Xinhua, October 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Morocco's recent parliamentary elections were largely free and fair, the country's national human rights council (CNDH) said in a report.

The management of the elections was "beyond reproach," Moroccan daily newspaper le Matin on Monday quoted the CNDH report as saying.

The success in organizing the vote helped ensure the credibility and transparency of the voting process, the report said.

It said that the commitment to holding the elections in the scheduled times will strengthen the national democratic process in a troubled regional political context.

Morocco's ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) led Friday's elections, with 125 seats out of 395-seat parliament.

The PJD's main rival, the liberal opposition Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), took 102, while the Istiqlal Party got 46 seats. Smaller parties won the remaining seats.

The voter turnout stood at 43 percent.

The elections were monitored by 68 national and international bodies with some 4,681 observers, compared to 3,498 in 2011. Endit