First Independent Mena Newspaper
Hakim Benchamach of the opposition PAM party retained his post as Speaker of the Upper House after taking 63 of the votes to 19 for his Islamist PJD rival Nabil Chikhi. The election was marked by the abstention of another opposition party, the Istiqlal Party, whose 28 Upper House members judged the vote as “non-democratic”. […]
The Authenticity and Modernity party (PAM), the largest opposition group in parliament, elected Hakim Benchamach new secretary general, succeeding Ilyas El Omari. Benchamach was elected by the party’s national council with 439 votes while his two rivals, Mohamed Soulouh and Hadi El Hiba, received 39 and 35 votes respectively. Benchamach, who serves as Speaker of […]
King Mohammed VI has called for the institutionalization of social dialogue as a major gateway to achieving social justice and sustainable development. In a message addressed to participants in the second International Parliamentary Forum on Social Justice, held in Rabat, the Moroccan Sovereign stressed the importance of regular consultation between economic and social stakeholders in […]
Mayor of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, chairman of the senate Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Committee, is expected this Tuesday in Morocco to boost economic and commercial ties with the North African Kingdom. During the visit, Mr. Jose Ignacio will meet with several Moroccans officials including foreign Affairs and cooperation minister Salaheddine Mezouar and speakers of […]