Aziz Akhannouch elected as new PM of Morocco

Aziz Akhannouch has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Morocco by the country’s King Mohammed VI. A statement from the royal palace said the King tasked Akhannouch with forming a new government. The announcement came after Akhannouch’s National Rally of Independents (RNI) party triumphed in Wednesday’s parliamentary polls. The pro-business RNI managed to secure 102 out of the 395 seats in parliament, toppling the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which won a paltry 13 seats. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on September 10 appointed Aziz Akhannouch as the country’s new Prime Minister.

The announcement came after Akhannouch’s National Rally of Independents (RNI) party triumphed in Wednesday’s parliamentary polls. The pro-business RNI managed to secure 102 out of the 395 seats in parliament, toppling the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which won a paltry 13 seats.