In a recent election, the Islamist PJD party won almost one-third of Morocco's 395-member Parliament, becoming the first Islamist party in the country's modern history to lead two consecutive governments. How did this happen, especially in light of the unexceptional performance of Islamists in elections elsewhere in the region? Middle East fellow Marwa Shalaby provides an explanation in The Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog: http://wapo.st/2eLU52l
Related: Click here for Shalaby's study, co-authored with Abdullah Aydogan, that is the basis of her blog.
