RNI wins the 2021 election and forms the Akhannouch coalition government

The National Rally of Independents (RNI), led by Aziz Akhannouch, won 102 of 395 seats in the 8 September 2021 general election (up from 37). King Mohammed VI appointed Akhannouch head of government on 10 September; on 22 September he announced a coalition agreement uniting RNI, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM, 87 seats) and the Istiqlal Party (81 seats); the government took office on 7 October 2021 commanding ~270 of 395 seats. The vote crushed the incumbent Islamist PJD, which fell from 125 seats to 13.

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Aziz Akhannouch head-of-government

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Gara, T. (2026). RNI wins the 2021 election and forms the Akhannouch coalition government [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/ce317f5b-7d42-4bfd-ab24-d9239c7e2cb4

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@misc{tayyar-event-ce317f5b-7d42-4bfd-ab24-d9239c7e2cb4,
  title     = {{RNI wins the 2021 election and forms the Akhannouch coalition government}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/ce317f5b-7d42-4bfd-ab24-d9239c7e2cb4},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 2021-10-07. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2021-10-07. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.