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• Moroccan Parliament to Introduce Amazigh Translation in Sessions Starting April 11
  9 April 2022, by Armel

  The announcement was made by the President of the Chamber, Rachid Talbi Alami, specifying that the adoption of simultaneous translation into Arabic and Amazigh during the weekly plenary sessions devoted to oral questions and the monthly plenary session devoted to oral questions addressed to the Head of Government, starts from Monday, April 11.
  "This is an important historic moment that must be applauded and used to persevere on the path of implementing the provisions of the Constitution (…)

• Morocco Approves Bill to Launch Two New Parliamentary TV Channels
  30 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  Unanimously, the deputies voted for the bill on the creation of two television channels in the Moroccan Parliament. This initiative stems from an agreement between the parliamentary groups of the first Chamber.
  The Parliament will have its own television channels. This is what should be retained from the vote on the bill creating the parliamentary channel. Under the provisions of the adopted text, it is planned to create two television channels. The first will be called "The Parliamentary (…)

• Morocco Set to Officially Recognize Amazigh Language in Parliamentary Vote
  9 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Parliament will, in the next few days, vote in plenary session on two organic bills relating to the officialization of Amazigh, in second reading.
  The Amazigh language will soon be officialized. To achieve this, the Culture and Education Commission of the House of Representatives first validated the two organic bills relating to the officialization of Amazigh. The next and final step is the Parliament where the two bills will be submitted to the vote of the deputies.
  The first one (…)

• Morocco Considers Mandatory Voting Ahead of 2021 Elections
  11 September 2019, by Kamal

  The Ministry of the Interior has asked the heads of Moroccan political parties to study the possibility of making electoral voting compulsory. This measure comes ahead of the elections of professional chambers, local authorities and the two houses of Parliament, which will take place throughout 2021.
  According to the Akhbarona website, the 2016 parliamentary elections had seen a low voter turnout with only 43% of the 15 million registered voters marking their presence at the polls.
  The (…)

• Morocco’s Court of Auditors Report Implicates 11 Ministers, Opposition Demands Accountability
  26 September 2019, by Kamal

  The recent Report of the Court of Auditors revealed shortcomings and overruns involving many Moroccan political leaders. Among them are 11 Ministers of the current Government, who have just been summoned by the opposition parties to question them about the findings before Parliament.
  According to the daily Assabah, the Istiqlal Party has called on several ministers and senior officials to appear before the elected representatives of the nation, in order to answer for the irregularities (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Proposes Decriminalizing Homosexuality and Extramarital Relations
  30 September 2019, by Kamal

  The deputy of the Democratic Left Federation, Omar Balafrej, called for the decriminalization of extramarital relations and homosexuality, by removing Articles 489, 490 and 491 of the Penal Code that go against individual freedoms.
  According to Hibapress, this amendment is part of a set of reforms to the Criminal Law Project that the deputy has submitted to the elected representatives, with a view to their validation during the next parliamentary session.
  In his weekly podcast, (…)

• Morocco Unveils National Plan to Combat Child Exploitation in Begging
  21 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The exploitation of children for begging is the scourge that the Moroccan government intends to put an end to through a national action plan currently being developed, according to Minister Jamila El Mossali.
  Speaking to the members of the House of Advisors, Jamila El Mossali addressed the issue last Tuesday. According to the explanations of the Minister of Solidarity, Social Development, Equality and Family, her department and various partners are working on the development of the (…)

• Morocco Lawmakers Propose Bill to Abolish Parliamentary Pensions
  23 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  The issue of parliamentary pensions was raised again on November 19, 2019, following the bill submitted by the deputy of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Ibtissam El Azzaoui.
  According to TelQuel, this bill contains provisions to cancel pensions and proceed with the discharge of the pension fund.
  It is divided into four articles, namely: the objective of the project, the procedure to be followed to refund the contributions and terminate the deductions. To this are added the (…)

• Moroccan MPs Blast Ministers’ Chronic Absenteeism in Parliament
  28 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  The opposition deputies are dissatisfied with the members of El Othmani’s government. And for good reason, the absenteeism of which they have become accustomed.
  "We consider this to be an offense and a targeting of this institution, especially since this is not the first time it has happened," fumed Noureddine Mediane, president of the Istiqlal group, at the opening of the session.
  At the origin of his discontent, the absenteeism of the ministers, on Monday, December 23, at a session of (…)

• Morocco to Adopt Amazigh New Year as National Holiday, Minister Announces
  7 January 2020, by Kamal

  The Minister of State, in charge of Human Rights and Relations with Parliament, has just announced the imminent adoption of January 13 as a national, non-working and paid holiday, to celebrate the Amazigh New Year.
  During the oral question session held on Monday at the House of Representatives, Mustapha Ramid stated that the Berber New Year is a priority for all the components of the Moroccan Government.
  A decision will be made at the right time, given the importance that the Berber (…)