The Consolidation Game

The closing months of 2005 saw a flurry of political realignment with the merger of several small parties, the revival of the historic alliance between the two largest parliamentary groups, and even the surprising creation of a second legal Islamist party. The Party of Justice and Development, the first legal Islamist political party and an increasingly likely contender to emerge as the biggest winner in the 2007 parliament, has joined in the games, reflecting its increasing integration into the Moroccan political mainstream. Nonetheless, permission for the formation of a new Islamist party is likely aimed at preventing the PJD from

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