Morocco: Legistlative elections marked by record-low voter turnout
Morocco welcomed a new parliament on September 23rd, but the election saw the lowest voter turnout in nearly two decades,...
Election Campaign
Morocco: Streets littered with election campaign leaflets
Morocco's legislative election campaign has left discarded leaflets across the streets and public spaces, according to Yabiladi on September 21st. Environmental...
Morocco: Youth question whether election promises change
Young Moroccans increasingly feel alienated from politics and seek opportunities abroad, reflecting a wider crisis of trust, according to The...
Morocco: Rights groups warn against using children in campaigns
Matqich Waladi (“Don’t Touch My Child”) has called on political actors, parties and candidates to not involve children in campaign...
Morocco: Largest Islamist movement announces election boycott
Al Adl Wal Ihsane, Morocco’s largest Islamist movement, has decided to boycott and call on citizens to not participate in...
Cameroon’s president faces legal challenge in re-election bid
Cameroon’s president Paul Biya, the oldest serving head of state in the world, faces his biggest legal threat to winning...
Sarkozy stands trial over Gadhafi campaign financing
Former French President Sarkozy is standing trial for alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by Moammar Gadhafi, former...
France: Former President Sarkozy to stand trial in Libyan case
France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial on January 6th over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 election...
