Moroccan Trust in Political Institutions Plummets, Army Remains Most Trusted

This document reveals a worrying decline in Moroccans’ trust in all their elected institutions. Starting with the current government. Moroccans’ trust in the Executive has fallen from 69% in 2022 to 43% in 2023. However, the Ministries of the Interior and Islamic Affairs have maintained a high level of trust from citizens, with 73% and 83% respectively.

As for political parties, the decline is more drastic with only 2% of Moroccans trusting them in 2023 against 33% in 2022. On the other hand, 62% of Moroccans trust the municipal councils. Trust rates are more favorable for non-elected political institutions, the report indicates, noting that the majority of Moroccans continue to trust the police (87%), the army (89%) and the gendarmerie (84%).

In terms of education, Moroccans’ trust in the private sector has dropped from 76% in 2022 to 55% in 2023, and from 80% to 76% in the public sector. Moroccans’ level of trust remains average in the banking sector (58%) and in trade unions. Furthermore, 83% of Moroccans believe that the level of corruption is high in the kingdom. The report also reveals that 83% of Moroccan citizens have limited knowledge of political parties.