Sunday, November 13, 2011

Moroccan youth are using social media sites like Facebook to challenge the status quo in politics and governance. (Al Arabiya)


In light of the political activism that has been sweeping Morocco since the beginning of the year, and ahead of parliamentary elections, Moroccan youth are launching several online initiatives aimed at effecting change and injecting new blood into what they see as a long stagnant political scene. 

“Changing the political face of our parties and making way for new generations” is the main purpose of one of the virtual initiatives launched by a Moroccan youth group which calls itself the Political Revolution Movement.

According to its page on the social networking website Facebook, this movement calls upon leaders and members of the political bureaus of all parties to resign following their “poor performance” and be replaced with new “efficient” members following the parliamentary elections, scheduled

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