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\nMoroccan authorities placed the mayor of Tangier in police custody over suspected electoral fraud in the recent parliamentary elections, Five other people, including two officials who were overseeing polling stations in Tangier, were \u201cbeing held in pre-trial detention,\u201d also over electoral fraud accusations, the source who spoke on condition of anonymity said.
\nMayor Mounir Limouri \u201cwas placed in police custody by order of the public prosecutor\u2019s office as part of the investigation into suspected electoral fraud,\u201d the source added. Morocco\u2019s ruling coalition dominated the parliamentary election last week, but the poll was marked by the lowest turnout in two decades and reports of ballot fraud in Tangier.
\nThe interior ministry said that a sweeping investigation into the reports was ongoing.Media reports said Limouri was detained upon arrival at Tangier airport from Spain, following a warrant issued against him for the alleged tampering of ballots in his constituency. One polling station official in the northern city was arrested the day of the vote, after he was allegedly found with documents meant for ballot tampering, according to media reports.
\nLimouri, a member of the center-right Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) which won the election, told news website Le360 over the weekend that he \u201chad no connection\u201d with the incident. The PAM won 97 out of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, while the National Rally of Independents (RNI), which heads the outgoing coalition, came in second with 66 seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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