Moroccans trust security services more than politicians- independent think tank

The Moroccan army and the police scored higher compared to politicians in the annual trust index released by the independent Rabat-based MIPA think tank (Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis), in collaboration with German foundation Heinrich Boll Stiftung.

Out of a sample of 1500 people, 95% said they trusted the army and 92% the police while 69% said they trusted the government.

Trust in the government increased with the election of the RNI led cabinet. In 2020, 23% said they trusted the government and 50% in 2021.

The same index showed that 86% of respondents were satisfied with the pandemic management and 76% said they were satisfied by the measures taken by the executive to attenuate the economic fallout of Covid-19.

However, 95% were worried about the scale of corruption in the country and 56% expressed support for the government’s measures to fight this scourge. 90% said bribes to receive administrative services was still commonplace.