Morocco's Interior Minister held on Saturday 02 August in Rabat two subsequent meetings with the leaders of all Moroccan political parties, dedicated to the upcoming legislative elections for members of the House of Representatives, scheduled for 2026.
These meetings are part of the immediate implementation of the High Guidelines of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, contained in the Throne Speech of July 29, in which the Sovereign announced the holding of the next legislative elections on their normal constitutional and legal date, while insisting on the need to determine the General System governing the electoral process for the House of Representatives so as to be known and adopted before the end of the current year, according to a press release from the Ministry of the Interior.
In his speech, His Majesty the King instructed the Minister of the Interior to ensure proper preparation for the upcoming legislative elections, and to start political consultations with the various stakeholders concerned, the same source adds.
In this context, the leaders of political parties of different persuasions were unanimous in welcoming the High Royal Decision to launch preparations for the next legislative elections in consultation with the stakeholders concerned, in line with the Royal approach to managing the Kingdom's major national events, based on consultation and fruitful, constructive dialogue.
The two meetings, which provided an opportunity to discuss fundamental issues relating to the general framework of the 2026 legislative elections, took place in a climate of responsibility and collective willingness to make this date a key opportunity to confirm the uniqueness of the Moroccan electoral model, within the framework of the democratic choice made under the wise guidance of His Majesty the King, may God assist Him, guarantor of the Kingdom's democratic institutions.
Following the constructive exchanges during these two meetings, it was agreed that the political parties would submit to the Ministry of the Interior, before end of August, their proposals on the framework governing the 2026 legislative elections, in order to study them and agree on the legislative measures to be drawn up and submitted to the legislative procedure during the next autumn parliamentary session, with a view to their promulgation by the end of the year, in accordance with the Sovereign's High Guidelines, the press release concludes.
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