Insubordinate France candidate for the presidency Jean-Luc Mélenchon has fond memories of his country of birth, Morocco. He never misses an opportunity to praise the merits of the kingdom.
The Franco-Moroccan comedian Jamel Debbouze has taken a jab at Rassemblement national (RN) candidate Marine Le Pen. The latter has not yet reacted.
While the candidates for the French presidential election are counting on the votes of the French abroad, particularly in Morocco, the latter complain about this attitude which consists in thinking of them only during the elections, said M’jid El Guerrab, deputy of the 9th constituency of the French established in the Maghreb and West Africa.
A candidate for the presidency, Eric Zemmour has made proposals that are rather shocking on immigration. He proposes in particular the creation of a "Ministry of Remigration" and the deportation of "100,000 undesirable foreigners per year".
The Franco-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani has declined the offer of French presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse, who mentioned her name to join her future government as a potential Minister of Francophonie.
Following his re-election on Saturday as head of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), Aziz Akhannouch received congratulations from King Mohammed VI .
While his potential opponents are known to the general public and invited on television sets during this election campaign period, Anasse Kazib, a trade union activist, a railway worker by profession, and the candidate of the Révolution Permanente movement for the French presidential election, is erased from the infographics. A discrimination that has prompted his movement to seize the Conseil supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA).
In Brussels, the Ecolo party has confirmed the appointment of Councilor Mariam El Hamidine, of Moroccan origin, already acting mayor, as a candidate for mayor of Forest.
"Morocco represents a pole of political stability in the region," according to the French parliament.
At the national council held last Saturday in Bouznika, Abdelilah Benkirane , Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), called on members to voluntarily contribute to the financing of the party. Since the PJD’s crushing defeat in the last legislative elections, there has been a deterioration of the resources of the political formation.
If he is elected in the next presidential election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon will devote his first official visit to Morocco, his country of birth and the Maghreb. This is what he hinted at during an interview.
A few weeks before the presidential election in France, Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani expressed her fears about the identity issue and the candidacy of Éric Zemmour.