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Morocco king appoints Islamist Benkirane as PM following elections

The PJD took 125 seats out of 395 in Friday's polls, beating rivals who had campaigned against the 'Islamisation' of Moroccan society
King Mohammed VI has tasked PJD leader Benkirane with forming a new government (AFP)
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