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Participation in Moroccan elections rises to 50%

Rabat, Sep 8 (EFE).- The polling stations closed their doors Wednesday in Morocco on a voting day marked by a slight increase in participation until noon and by complaints of irregularities made by the Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD), which could lose its leadership.In the absence of the preliminary results of the elections, which will be released by the Interior Ministry late at night, the voting took place without major incidents, apart from complaints from the PJD and another minority party about illegal practices. (Camera:MOHAMED SIALI).B-ROLL OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE RULING JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (PJD) AND OF THE NATIONAL REGROUPING OF INDEPENDENTS (RNI), THE FAVORITE OF THESE ELECTIONS, WHILE THE PARTIES WAIT FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.SOUND BITES: MEMBER OF THE RNI EXECUTIVE, ANIS BIROU (IN ARABIC).TRANSALTIONS: The preliminary reading that we can do before knowing the results of these elections is the percentage of participation. It was very important, 50.18 percent, although we are in a context marked by coronavirus. Moroccans have gone to polling stations and cast their votes. It shows that our citizens are very well aware. They have demonstrated with their mobilization that they want the alternative and changes.