Politicians: Islamists are looking for new allies in the Moroccan government

Looking Islamists who are leading the Moroccan government after being abandoned by their main ally Independence Party, for a new partner ever influence, and while they likely modify the government, does not rule out early election scenario.

After two months of impasse, do the conservative Independence Party, the biggest ally of the Justice and Development Party, ultimately his decision to withdraw from the heterogeneous coalition which was formed by the Justice and Development Party wake achieved a historic electoral victory the end of 2001, in the first Arab Spring.

To further their first experience in governance remained against Islamists scenarios: the government amendment, which is the closest way to resolve the crisis or early legislative elections "in order to develop a new majority at the ballot box," he summed up the political analyst Mohammad Zarif told AFP.

And the complexity of the Secretariat of the Justice and Development Party, which is the highest body in the Islamic Party, on Saturday a meeting to look at what needs to be done, and added Zarif that "the most likely scenario remains the amendment and that means a new coalition with the party or parties new," and the Islamists actually remedy the loss of sixty seats with withdrawal of Congress independence, the Moroccan press reported that the talks had begun with the National Rally of Independents, which is represented by 52 deputies.

But this alliance may be "disproportionate", as explained Zarif because "the National Rally of Independents had voted from the beginning against the government's program Islamists, has seen negatively if now joined them," and added that "the government's program, ratified in January 2012 in Parliament must then be returned approved in both houses "(House of Representatives and advisers).

But the situation may not worsen more than months last that have emerged through publicly stiff competition between Abdul Ilah  that the prime minister and leader of the new independence and the Mayor of the city of Fez Hamid February, On May 11 when he announced the party that won the independence of Morocco, withdrew close to the coalition government, taking explicitly Islamists they  in the consultation and work.

During the following weeks raised the continuation of the situation as it is - waiting for arbitration potential of the king - fears of a Shell work of the government while the need to Morocco reforms urgently to rectify the financial situation deteriorating (general inflation exceeded 7% in 2012), and after taking the Lord gave five of the ministers of Independence six resignations Tuesday while not complied with the Minister of Education Mohammed Wafa to the decision of his party who commented affiliation, also said party spokesman Adel Ben Hamza told AFP.

"Whether got reshuffle or early elections, we now consider ourselves an opposition party," and in the Justice and Development Party, some officials did not seem opposed to the prospect of early elections.

The MP said the Islamic leader Abdul Aziz Avtaty for AFP, said that the elections "may allow to clarify the current situation is quite possibly that is the desire of some of the leaders of our party."

In this context, it retains the Justice and Development Party winning paper is that the undoubted popularity although it is not so large as in a regional circumstance is inappropriate for Islamic governments.

He has won in recent months the partial legislative elections several According to a survey conducted recently, Abdelilah Benkirane has broad support among voters.