Hibapress
The House of Councilors held, on Thursday, a plenary session devoted to the election of the members of its office and the presidents of the standing committees, in accordance with the internal regulations and the provisions of article 63 of the Constitution.
It appears from the single list announced by the president of the Chamber of Advisors, Mohamed Ould Errachid, that Abdelkader Salama of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) group, was elected first vice-president of the Chamber, Ahmed Akhchichine of the Authenticity and Modernity, 2nd vice-president, and Jaouad El Hilali of the RNI group, for the position of 3rd vice-president, while Lahcen Haddad of the Istiqlalien group of unity and egalitarianism and Mbarek Yahfdou (Haraki group) will sit respectively as as 4th and 5th vice-presidents.
Likewise, Mohamed Salem Benmassaoud (General Union of Moroccan Workers), Salek Moussaoui of the socialist group – Ittihadi opposition, and Miloud Massid (Moroccan Labor Union) were elected quaestors of the Chamber, while Mustapha Moucharik of the RNI group, Mohamed Réda Lhamini from the CGEM group and Abderrahmane Ouafa from the Authenticity and Modernity group will occupy the positions of secretaries of the Chamber.
Concerning the presidents of the standing committees, advisor Abou Bakr Abid of the socialist group – Ittihadie opposition was elected president of the justice, legislation and human rights committee, Moulay Messaoud Agnaou of the Authenticity and Modernity group was elected president of the committee on finance and economic development, Moulay Abderrahmane Blila from the RNI group was appointed head of the committee on the interior, local authorities and basic infrastructure.
Also, advisor Naila Maya El-Tazi of the CGEM group was elected president of the committee on foreign affairs, national defense and Moroccans living abroad, advisor Abderrahmane Drissi of the Haraki group, president of the committee of education and cultural and social affairs, while councilor Othmane Tarmounia from the Istiqlalian group of unity and egalitarianism was elected head of the productive sectors commission.
During this session, the list of presidents of parliamentary groups and groups was also announced. They are Mohamed Al-Bakouri, president of the RNI group, Abdelkarim Al-Hams, president of the Authenticity and Modernity group, Abdessalam Lebbar, president of the Istiqlalien group of unity and egalitarianism, M’barek Essoubai, president of the Haraki group, and Youssef Aïdi, president of the Ittihadie socialist-opposition group, Abdellaatif Moustaqim, president of the UGTM group, Mohamed Youssef El Alaoui, president of the CGEM group, Noureddine Slik, of the UMT group, Abdelkarim Chahid, coordinator of the democratic constitutional parliamentary group and social, and Lahcen Nazhi, coordinator of the Democratic Confederation of Labor group.
