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Morocco’s PJD Challenges Government Promises and Unveils Four Anti-Corruption Bills

Morocco’s Justice and Development Party (PJD) has challenged the credibility and scope of the government’s policy commitments, arguing that several electoral promises have been diluted or insufficiently explained in the programme presented to Parliament. During a debate at the House of Representatives......

Morocco’s Constitutional Court Receives 38 Challenges to September Parliamentary Election Results

The legal battle over Morocco’s September 23 parliamentary elections is gathering momentum, with 38 challenges submitted to the Constitutional Court by midday on October 14, according to information reported by Hespress. Candidates and political parties are seeking to overturn or review declared......

Morocco’s RNI Party Chooses Blank Ballots in House of Representatives Speaker Election

RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s National Rally of Independents (RNI) has decided not to back either candidate competing for the presidency of the House of Representatives, opting instead to cast blank ballots in the parliamentary vote, according to information reported by Site Info. The decision......

Ahmed Touizi Elected President of Morocco’s House of Representatives

Ahmed Touizi of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has been elected president of Morocco’s House of Representatives, securing 220 votes in a parliamentary ballot held on Tuesday. Touizi emerged from the vote ahead of Driss El Azami El Idrissi, the candidate representing the opposition......

Benkirane apologizes to El Othmani and clarifies controversial remarks

Benkirane seeks to defuse tensions over remarks about El Othmani Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary-general of Morocco’s Justice and Development Party (PJD), has sought to put an end to a controversy surrounding recent comments he made about former Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani. The dispute......

El Mansouri begins Morocco coalition talks as Benkirane keeps PJD in opposition

The first round of consultations to form Morocco’s next government has brought the country’s main political parties into discussions with designated Head of Government Fatima Zahra El Mansouri, while an early disagreement over the setting of one meeting has highlighted the political distance......

El Mansouri begins coalition talks and opens channel with Benkirane

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has begun consultations on forming Morocco’s next government after King Mohammed VI appointed her head of government on Tuesday, following the Authenticity and Modernity Party’s (PAM) victory in the September 23 parliamentary elections. The PAM secured 97 seats in......

Morocco’s Istiqlal Party to decide on government participation at October 3 council

The Istiqlal Party is preparing to take a formal position on whether it will join Morocco’s next government, with its National Council scheduled to meet on October 3 to review the outcome of the September 23 legislative elections and discuss the party’s next political course. The decision......

Morocco 2026 elections: 20 constituencies reveal the local battles behind the national result

The final results of Morocco’s September 23 legislative elections established a clear national hierarchy, with the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) taking 97 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives. The National Rally of Independents (RNI) followed with 66 seats, ahead of the Istiqlal......