Keywords: 2026


Morocco election 2026: RNI chief Mohamed Chouki votes in Rabat as turnout hits 21%

Mohamed Chouki, president of Morocco’s National Rally of Independents (RNI), cast his ballot in Rabat on Wednesday, September 23, as Moroccans voted in the legislative elections to renew the House of Representatives. Speaking to Hespress FR after voting, Chouki described his participation as a......

Morocco votes: 11.34% turnout recorded at midday in 2026 election

Voter participation in Morocco’s 2026 legislative elections reached 11.34% nationwide by noon on Wednesday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Interior as voting continued across the country. The figure covers polling stations operating across Morocco’s prefectures, provinces......

Global inflation expected to accelerate to 3.4% in 2026, Bank Al-Maghrib says

Global inflation is expected to accelerate in 2026 before easing slightly the following year, according to projections cited by Bank Al-Maghrib, as price pressures remain a concern across several major economies. The Moroccan central bank expects the global inflation rate to rise from 2.9% in 2025 to......

Morocco election 2026: turnout reaches 4.23% by 10 a.m.

Morocco’s 2026 legislative elections recorded a national voter turnout of 4.23% by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Interior. Voting began at 8 a.m. across polling stations throughout the country, as voters cast ballots to elect members of the House of Representatives. Polling......

France faces historic drought after an exceptionally dry September

France is facing an unusually severe drought as September draws to a close, with rainfall almost entirely absent across much of the country following a summer marked by persistent heat and dry conditions. According to data from France’s national weather service, only one day between September......

EU gas storage remains at historically low level ahead of winter

Gas storage facilities across the European Union have passed the 70% filling mark, but inventories remain significantly below levels typically recorded at this point of the year, highlighting the challenges facing the bloc as it prepares for the 2026–2027 heating season. Data from Gas Infrastructure......

Morocco 2026 elections: IRI deploys US-led observers in Laayoune and Dakhla

A delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI) has arrived in Laayoune as part of an international mission assessing Morocco’s 2026 parliamentary elections, bringing an American observation team to the country’s Southern Provinces ahead of the September 23 vote. The mission,......

School Absenteeism in Morocco: When Attendance Data Becomes an Early Warning Signal

Morocco is strengthening the monitoring of school attendance by relying more systematically on data collected through the Massar education information system. The objective is not simply to document which students are absent, but to identify recurring patterns that could signal a growing risk of disengagement......

Morocco Election 2026: Electoral Offences Can Carry Up to 20 Years in Prison

As Morocco prepares to hold legislative elections on September 23, 2026, the legal framework governing the vote sets out significant criminal penalties for conduct capable of compromising electoral operations. The election of members of the Chamber of Representatives is scheduled for September 23, with......