Eight personalities who have held important positions in Morocco have just published a document, a kind of manifesto that they hope will lead to a draft law on the reform of individual freedoms.
The "Outlaws" are counting on the new parliament to make their proposals for the defense of individual freedoms a reality. The Collective calls on the new parliamentarians "to build a true democracy and true equality".
Several proposals for appointments to high positions have been approved by the Council of Government, meeting this Thursday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of Saâdeddine El Othmani.
A march could take place on Saturday in Rabat, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the February 20 Movement . Several calls have been launched on social networks by activist organizations.
The many efforts made by Morocco for decades to fight corruption do not seem to be bearing fruit. Launched in 2015 and implemented the following year, the national anti-corruption strategy whose deadline is 2025 has failed to overcome the evil.
Moroccans residing abroad must exercise their constitutional rights to be voters and eligible in elections within the framework of full citizenship. This concern was at the heart of the discussions between Nizar Baraka, Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party, and representatives of the Coordination of Moroccan Political Parties Abroad, last Wednesday, at the party’s headquarters in Rabat.
A few months before the elections, the "mounassafa daba" (parity now) coalition is active in strengthening the presence of women in Morocco’s elected bodies. The organization calls for the establishment of a framework law on equality and parity as well as the harmonization of various regulations with this principle.
Like the lists dedicated to women and young people, there should be a list of "the elderly", think some political parties. On this, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior expresses reservations.
Tired of not being able to return home because of the covid-19 health crisis, Moroccans stranded abroad filed a complaint against the State. But the justice has rejected their request.
While Morocco is calling on individuals and legal entities to contribute to the special fund dedicated to the fight against coronavirus, some parliamentarians are showing a disconcerting selfishness.
Morocco is described as a "singular example of political-religious construction" in a report by the Thomas More Institute. In a study entitled "Nation and Religion: The Moroccan Experience", the author, Sophie de Peyret, examines Morocco and its peculiarities that arouse the curiosity of many researchers.
King Mohammed VI is expected to appoint members to the two new constitutional bodies in the coming days, namely the Constitutional Council for Youth and Associative Work, and that for Family and Childhood.