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Authenticity and Modernity Party leads Morocco’s parliamentary elections

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The Authenticity and Modernity Party is leading the provisional results of Morocco’s parliamentary elections in local and regional constituencies. Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit announced the initial results after the ballots were counted, according to Moroccan daily Al Alam.

The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) came first in Morocco’s parliamentary elections with 97 seats, according to provisional results announced by Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit. The vote was held on Wednesday in local and regional constituencies.

The National Rally of Independents, which was following the vote count, won 66 seats, ahead of the Istiqlal Party with 65 seats and the Justice and Development Party with 54. The Popular Movement won 29 seats, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces 26 and the Party of Progress and Socialism 19.

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