Article 5PDDR Morocco’s king appoints billionaire Akhannouch to head government after election win

Morocco’s king appoints billionaire Akhannouch to head government after election win

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King Mohammed VI asks businessman to form government after his RNI party trounced the long-ruling Islamists

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has named businessman Aziz Akhannouch to lead a new government after his liberal RNI party thrashed the long-ruling Islamists in parliamentary elections.

The king appointed Akhannouch head of the government and tasked him with forming a new government", following Wednesday's polls, a statement from the palace said on Friday.

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