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  • Moroccan Expats Denied Voting Rights Despite Economic Contributions
    16 July 2019, by Kamal

    Despite their citizenship and the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) have always been deprived of the right to vote in Morocco. 12% of the Moroccan population cannot participate in municipal and legislative elections, despite their importance on economic and commercial levels.
    Every year, more than 2.5 million MREs return to the Kingdom, creating a significant economic dynamic through the transfer of foreign currency. According to the Foreign Exchange (…)

  • Moroccan Political Rivals Unite on Overseas Voting Rights for Expats
    24 October 2019, by Sylvanus

    Consensus is emerging around the voting of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs). This is at least what can be gathered from the debate currently underway on the subject where the PJD deputies rally to their PAM opponents, with a view to activating Article 17 of the Constitution.
    Finally, the consensus reached around this old file! In the run-up to the 2021 legislative elections, the voting of MREs is the subject of debates within the political class. In this sense, the PAM can count on an (…)

  • Moroccan Parties to Submit Proposal on Diaspora Voting Rights to King Mohammed VI
    9 January 2021, by Sylvanus

    The political parties (PI, MP, PPS, USFP, PAM, RNI, UC and PJD) representing Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) have set up a coordination to work for the right to vote and the representation of Moroccans of the world in Parliament. A memorandum will be submitted to King Mohammed VI on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
    In a statement, the parties representing the MREs say they have organized several meetings to discuss the issues and expectations regarding the effectiveness of the Moroccan (…)

  • Moroccan Expats Push for Expanded Voting Rights and Political Representation
    8 February 2021, by Jérôme

    Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) want to participate in the political life of their country. Through a memorandum, the Coordination of Moroccan Political Parties makes suggestions to strengthen especially the right to vote and to run for elections.
    The body stresses the need to respond to the needs of all groups in society, including MREs, stating that it "positively appreciates" certain measures that have been taken to strengthen especially the right to vote and to run for elections. (…)

  • Morocco Considers Parliamentary Representation for Overseas Citizens
    9 February 2021, by Prince

    The direct participation of MREs in the elections could soon be acquired. Several parties in the majority and the opposition seem to have harmonized their views on the issue.
    Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will soon be able to have a list in parliament, replacing the one for young people which would be abolished, reports the daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, which specifies that this list is the ticket for the participation of MREs in the next electoral deadlines scheduled for this year. (…)

  • Moroccan Diaspora Outraged as New Election Law Excludes Overseas Voters
    19 February 2021, by Sylvanus

    The coordination of representatives of political parties abroad deplores the absence of voting rights and representation of Moroccans in the diaspora in the draft law amending the organic law relating to the House of Representatives. Rights that have nevertheless been claimed.
    Big disappointment for Moroccans residing abroad (MRE). They bitterly noted that the recommendations they had made were not taken into account in the draft amending the organic law relating to the House of (…)

  • Moroccan Diaspora Voting Rights: Advocacy Group Pushes for Electoral Reform
    1 March 2021, by Sylvanus

    The "Maan, koulchi moumkine" (Together, everything is possible) movement has made a plea in favor of the voting rights of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), without failing to provide solutions.
    "The voting of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) is one of the political issues that have long been left on the sidelines of electoral law reforms, even though it is becoming topical again with the approach of each election, whether local or national," explains the "Maan, koulchi moumkine" movement (…)

  • Moroccan Parliament Rejects Voting Rights for Expatriates in Upcoming Elections
    9 March 2021, by Sylvanus

    Moroccans living abroad (MRE) will not participate in the next legislative elections. This is what the deputies have decided, voting overwhelmingly against the amendment presented by the Istiqlal party.
    It was by 244 votes against, 8 abstentions and only 18, all belonging to Istiqlal, that the deputies rejected, last Friday at the House of Representatives, the amendment authorizing Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) to participate directly in the next legislative elections. The explanations (…)

  • Moroccan Expats Seek King’s Intervention After Election Exclusion
    9 March 2021, by Sylvanus

    The Coordination of Representatives of Moroccan Political Parties Abroad deplores the exclusion of Moroccans living abroad from the upcoming elections. It now counts on the arbitration of King Mohammed VI.
    The coordination issued a special communiqué to express itself on the majority vote in the House of Representatives, which led to the blocking of the amendment authorizing Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) to participate directly in the next legislative elections. This vote "contradicts (…)

  • Moroccan Expats Seek Royal Intervention After Election Exclusion
    24 March 2021, by Jérôme

    The inexplicable exclusion of Moroccans abroad from the upcoming elections was received as a major blow for the representatives of the coordination of the eight political parties abroad (Istiqlal, MP, PAM, PJD, PPS, RNI, UC, USFP) and all Moroccans abroad, laments Hadj Chafiq, Deputy Coordinator of the MDM and Coordinator of the Istiqlal Party in Europe, in a free tribune published in L’Opinion, noting that in the face of this situation, all the militants and sympathizers of the Istiqlal (…)