Morocco’s Parliament Leadership Set: RNI and Istiqlal Secure Top Positions

This election is in line with the agreement signed between the three parties that won the majority of votes in the September 8 election. Thus, Rachid Talbi Alami was elected by 285 votes against 4 votes for the FFD party candidate, Raouf Abdellaoui. As for the House of Councillors, Naam Miyara was the sole candidate and received 86 votes out of a total of 96 votes cast.

As for the group presidents, that of the RNI will be led by Mohamed Ghayat (elected in Settat). The PAM has chosen Ahmed Touizi (elected in Marrakech), and the Istiqlal group will be led by Noureddine Madiane (elected in Al Hoceima). On the opposition side, Rachid Hamoumi chairs the PPS group and Abdellah Bwanou, the coordinator of the PJD group.

In the House of Councillors, Youssef Alaoui was appointed as the new group president of the employers. For the moment, the other groups have not provided any information on who will lead them and the PJD has still not given its real position, after calling a few days ago for its three councillors to withdraw, denouncing a rigged election resulting "from unacceptable practices".