HIBAPRESS – A. Mahyaoui
After the curtain fell on the legislative elections of September 23, 2026, and the faces that won parliamentary seats for the province of Taza entered a new phase of institutional responsibility, the residents' eyes are now looking beyond the ballot boxes to the most important question: what comes after reaching Parliament?
Taza, the city and the province, needs not only representation within the legislative institution but also someone who will seriously champion its development file, convey the expectations of its residents to decision-making centers, and make parliamentary work a means of defending real projects that address the recorded shortcomings on the ground.
The reality of infrastructure in several areas, especially in remote villages and hamlets, continues to pose significant challenges, whether it concerns roads and pathways, potable water, health and educational services, transportation, or the weakness of some basic equipment and facilities that residents have been waiting for improvements to for years.
Despite the fact that several projects and initiatives, foremost among them the National Initiative for Human Development programs, have contributed to filling some of the gaps and salvaging what could be salvaged in a number of areas, the volume of expectations remains too large to be addressed by sporadic initiatives or limited projects, which necessitates a more comprehensive and sustainable development vision.
Today, the residents of Taza are not waiting for new electoral speeches or seasonal promises; rather, they are waiting to see the impact of parliamentary representation in their daily lives. According to the roles afforded to him by the constitution and law, the parliamentarian is required to contribute to legislation, monitor government work, and defend the issues of his constituency, conveying citizens' concerns to the relevant institutions.
From here emerges a real challenge for the parliamentarians produced by the September 23 elections: will parliamentary seats become a platform for defending Taza, its projects, and the villages of its province, or will the goal remain limited to obtaining the position?
Taza today needs strong advocacy to break the isolation of remote areas, improve the road network, strengthen health services, support education and school transportation, enhance economic infrastructure, create opportunities for youth, and complete projects that would restore the prestige of the city and the province.
The next phase should be a phase of work, accountability, and follow-up on files, not just a phase of celebrating election results. The residents who gave their votes to the new elected officials will, of course, continue to monitor the initiatives, stances, and advocacy efforts that will emerge in the coming years, both inside and outside Parliament.
Taza today is not just looking for someone to represent it in Parliament, but for someone who will make this representation a real gateway to development and turn the demands of the city's residents and remote villages into files present on the decision-making table.
The question that the next phase will answer is not who won the seat, but rather: what will the winners do for Taza?
