Today the king of Morocco is more popular than ever. And the Islamists much less so. Even fringe Islamist elements, left out of the government, who have challenged the monarchy for decades have now altered their rhetoric. They have stopped campaigning against the king’s role as the nation’s religious authority and taken instead to criticizing the ruling Islamist PJD for its handling of domestic social issues.
While the system has gained credibility for empowering voters and been a quiet triumph for Arab democracy that the Obama Administration has ignored, the ruling PJD appears to have lost some credibility due to their poor performance on the economy.
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