The bill on the mandatory declaration of assets was tabled by the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) since last May. But it is not yet scheduled in committee. Several parliamentary groups and political parties from the majority and the opposition are still opposed to its presentation, in order to avoid its adoption after debate.
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.
Morocco has initiated steps to establish a World Day against Islamophobia . To this end, a consultative meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 18 at the headquarters of the Parliament with the Ambassadors of Islamic countries accredited to Rabat.
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.
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.
Saâdeddine El Otmani, Head of the Moroccan Government, is working on the implementation of the royal directives relating to accountability on the part of senior state officials. To this end, the draft laws drawn up in this regard will be submitted for consideration by deputies as soon as they return to parliament.
The Council of Government has examined and approved draft law No. 15.18 relating to collaborative financing, before its transmission to Parliament at the next session.
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 brain drain of Moroccans to other skies continues to grow. No less than 10,430 executives have left the Kingdom, including 1,200 businessmen and 630 doctors.
The issue of Moroccans living abroad will be addressed soon by the Head of Government, Saad-Eddine El Othmani. He will try to respond to several grievances as Morocco prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of Moroccans living abroad this summer.
Parliamentarians are being slapped on the wrists by the speaker of the house for their eccentric attire in the middle of parliamentary sessions.
Last Thursday, truancy seems to have been preferred by most Moroccan deputies. 395 were expected, only 17 showed up. And this did not please a deputy who was there.