Following publications that have circulated on social networks about an upcoming increase in the prices of gas bottles, Saad Eddine El Othmani reacted in a tweet published on October 22 in which the Head of Government states that "the information is false and has no basis".
Fatima Al Kohl, municipal representative of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) of the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, was sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Taza to two months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams for having stolen money from the bank account of her colleague, Rachida Eddiche.
After the ministerial reshuffle, major changes are expected at the level of the heads of public administrations. In accordance with the royal instructions, the Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, is working hard to make the necessary changes in the ranks of the officials of the administrations concerned.
The rumors had it right. It is a streamlined government that was announced yesterday by Saâdeddine El Othmani. In total, 23 ministers, including 5 delegate ministers, make up the government coalition and the State Secretaries are gone.
The results of the cabinet reshuffle carried out by Saad Eddine El Othmani will finally be unveiled this Wednesday, October 9, with the appointment of the new Ministers by King Mohammed VI.
The position of the Head of Government, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, is not the most comfortable at the moment. The imminent expiration of the deadline granted to him by King Mohammed VI and the rejection by the Sovereign of certain proposed personalities are far from making his task easier.
The last Council of Government under the chairmanship of its Head, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, is scheduled for this Tuesday, October 8. The session should be largely devoted to measures relating to the preparation of the 2020 Finance Bill.
How many ministerial portfolios in the new El Othmani government? Rumors are circulating and insist on the figure 23, but nothing is official. Confirmation by the Prime Minister’s Office of this number of ministerial seats could grate many teeth within the Moroccan political class.
The Head of Government, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, is categorical. Referring to the position of his political party, the Party of Youth and Development (PJD), he rejects any modification of the articles of the Moroccan Penal Code, particularly those relating to consensual relations and abortion.
Morocco’s position on Palestine remains unchanged. The only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to guarantee the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
Public administrations will be adorned with a new portrait of King Mohammed VI, starting September 23, 2019.
King Mohammed VI received, on Saturday, September 21, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the Head of Government, Saad Eddine Othmani. The implementation of the Royal Orientations recorded in the 2019 Throne Speech was at the heart of the exchanges.