New democracy, old men
WITH local elections due in May and parliamentary ones in the autumn, Moroccans are being offered a new version of their so far limited democracy. The interior minister, Driss Basri, and all the 11 parties that have seats in the present parliament (there are three more that do not) have made a deal: the government will allow fair elections, the parties promise to accept the results.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “New democracy, old men”
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