Moroccan Ruling Party Defends PM Akhannouch Amid Cost of Living Protests

"We are used to facing those who launch this type of slogan on social networks. [...] It is inappropriate to tell a head of government to leave when he has just been appointed," reacted Anis Birou in an interview with Le360. For a few weeks now, Moroccans have been suffering from the high cost of living. "This current crisis is not the first that Morocco has gone through, knowing that in 2022 we are facing the scarcity of rain, and the Ukrainian crisis. I am convinced that Aziz Akhannouch will work tirelessly to live up to the expectations of Moroccans and no one can think otherwise," said the former minister in charge of Moroccans living abroad, convinced that the kingdom "will emerge victorious" from these crises.

Regarding the rise in prices of everyday consumer products, Anis Birou recalls "the support [of] the State for basic necessities, such as wheat, sugar and gas butane," to preserve the purchasing power of consumers. As for the rise in the price of hydrocarbons, Aziz Akhannouch is examining solutions to be brought, he said. And he concluded: "We are optimistic about the outcome of this matter, between the Ministry of Transport and the professionals in this sector".