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Soussi Aloui Abdelkbir, a professor of higher education at the Faculty of Law in Meknes, stated that a number of parliamentary seats won in the elections of September 23rd may be threatened with cancellation, if appeals submitted to the Constitutional Court are accepted.
Soussi Aloui explained, in a post on his Facebook page, that the period for submitting electoral appeals to the Constitutional Court extends for 30 days from the date of the results announcement in a statement by the Minister of Interior. He pointed out that appeals can be submitted by voters or rival candidates within the electoral constituencies, in addition to governors and mayors.
The private law professor mentioned that, according to the law, grounds for appeal include conducting the election contrary to legal rules, or the lack of freedom in voting or its manipulation through fraud, as well as the candidate not meeting electoral eligibility.
Soussi Aloui cited several cases that have been associated with Constitutional Court rulings, including the inclusion of a candidate's image alone in an electoral publication, the use of the national flag, images of the King, or the national anthem outside permitted cases, the display of places of worship in electoral publications, in addition to cases related to colors, trademarks, and the use of photos or clips within public premises during the election campaign.
He also pointed to the possibility of submitting appeals related to the re-counting of invalid votes or electoral promises, and the potential redistribution of votes and seats that may result.
Soussi Aloui concluded that the upcoming period may witness the submission of appeals against a number of elected deputies, with the possibility of holding partial elections in some constituencies if the Constitutional Court rules to cancel a specific election, which could lead to a change in the number of seats and the composition of the current House of Representatives.
