Ceuta and Melilla will remain Spanish “until the end of time,” Pedro Sánchez promises. On the same day, Nizar Baraka asserts that Morocco will not retreat “a single centimeter.” The two partners are now publicly displaying completely opposing territorial positions.
The heavy sentences pronounced against the participants in the so-called " GenZ 212 " demonstrations in Morocco have provoked a strong reaction within the government majority itself. A deputy from the Istiqlal party publicly described these judgments as "very severe" and called for a reduction on appeal, while clearly distinguishing between peaceful demonstrators and those responsible for damage.
The question of whether or not to include Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) in the total number of tourists visiting Morocco sparked a lively debate on Tuesday during the meeting of the Productive Sectors Commission in the House of Representatives, which was devoted to discussing the draft budget of the Ministries of Tourism and Crafts.
Of the 30 deputies in the House of Representatives prosecuted or convicted for acts of corruption, embezzlement of public funds or abuse of power, 16 come from the majority (RNI, PAM and Istiqlal). This is the finding made by Jeune Afrique .
The governor of the province of Nouaceur has decided to suspend the president of the municipal council of Bouskoura, Bouchaïb Taha, a member of the Istiqlal Party (PI, majority), for "actions constituting manifest violations of the laws and regulations in force".
In the Moroccan Parliament, deputies from the majority (National Rally of Independents, Authenticity and Modernity Party, and Istiqlal) and the opposition (Justice and Development Party) are struggling to agree on a proposed law excluding dual nationals from ministerial positions.
M’hamed El Khalifa, a former minister and Istiqlal leader, revealed that the dahir known as "anything that can be detrimental" could have led King Hassan II to his downfall, stressing that Moroccans have suffered greatly from the effects of this dahir.
Prosecuted for embezzlement of public funds, the Istiqlal party deputy and former president of the Sidi Kacem municipal council, Mohamed El Hafid, was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison, including one year firm, as well as the payment of a fine of 10,000 dirhams and damages of two million dirhams to the municipality.
Nizar Baraka, secretary general of the Istiqlal Party, denounces the sheep sellers of Eid who take advantage of government subsidies without lowering prices.
While they have agreed on a "truce" until the beginning of 2026, the three parties in the governing coalition, the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), and the Istiqlal party, are already sharpening their weapons for the next legislative elections in Tangier in order to compete for the five seats allocated to the electoral district.
Abdelatif Abdouh, parliamentary adviser and leader of the Istiqlal Party, and the other main defendants in the "Saâdi Casino" case have been arrested by the judicial police services of the city of Marrakech. They are expected to be incarcerated in the local prison of L’Oudaya.
During his intervention at the political assembly of the European People’s Party, held on November 21 and 22 in Valletta (Malta), Lahcen Haddad, representative of the Istiqlal Party, warned against the growing security threats in the Maghreb region, including the use of Iranian drones and missiles by the Polisario.