Morocco goes to the polls

Rabat - Moroccans started trickling to the polls yesterday in rain in the first stage of a two-chamber parliamentary system proposed…

Rabat - Moroccans started trickling to the polls yesterday in rain in the first stage of a two-chamber parliamentary system proposed by King Hassan to spread democracy and give rural regions more say.

In the first direct elections for a house of parliament, the 325 seats of the lower assembly are being contested by more than 3,000 candidates, nearly 10 for each constituency.

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