Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 7 September 2007,[1] the second of King Mohammed VI's reign.

[4] Interior minister Chakib Benmoussa claimed the changes were made "in accordance with objectivity and transparency.

"[4] However, BBC correspondent Richard Hamilton accused the government of gerrymandering in order to prevent the Justice and Development Party from winning.

Whatever the outcome, real power will remain with the king, who is executive head of state, military chief and religious leader.

[6] For the first time in the history of elections in Morocco, they are being monitored by foreign observers including the U.S.'s National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and 42 others.