In Focus | Morocco
Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

The electoral tidal wave which has made Aziz Akhannouch's RNI party the biggest in the Moroccan parliament has also opened the doors of the legislature to the magnates of the country's main economic sectors, from communications to fishing, tourism and real estate. The RNI now holds the levers of political and economic power in Morocco, in both houses of parliament, at the head of the country's employers' bodies, on the boards of its leading business conglomerates and even within the royal holding companies. [...]
Published on 01.11.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 7 minutes
The head of the Moroccan government and leader of the RNI Aziz Akhannouch.
The head of the Moroccan government and leader of the RNI Aziz Akhannouch. © Chadi/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
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