The Ministerial Council, which convened today, Sunday, in Rabat, under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, approved promising electoral laws that encourage the political participation of youth and women. This is within the framework of the general system for the elections of the House of Representatives, which the King called in his recent Throne Speech to adopt before the end of this year.
According to a statement from the Royal Court, the approved draft organic law includes incentives for young people under the age of 35 to enter the political field. This law aims to review and simplify their candidacy requirements, whether within or without party endorsement, and to establish significant financial incentives to help them bear the costs of the election campaign, by providing them with financial support that covers 75% of the expenses of their election campaigns. The project also proposes to allocate regional electoral districts exclusively to women to support their presence in the legislative institution. Regarding the draft organic law related to political parties, it primarily aims to develop the legal framework regulating them, and to set the rules to help enhance the participation of women and youth in the process of establishing parties, as well as improving their governance, controlling their finances and accounts, in order to qualify party work in our country, to keep pace with the rapid developments witnessed by our society. This project also aims to moralize the upcoming legislative elections and ensure their integrity, and to produce elites who enjoy legitimacy and trust, by protecting access to the legislative institution in the face of anyone who has been convicted of rulings that result in the loss of electoral eligibility, and adopting the necessary firmness to exclude anyone caught in the act of committing any crime that affects the integrity of the electoral operations, as well as toughening the penalties prescribed to deter all attempts that may target the integrity of the electoral operations in all their stages. It is expected that the 2026 elections will constitute a qualitative leap in the rejuvenation and moralization of national political life, as Moroccan youth are now facing a historic responsibility to build bridges of trust with political work, and to make their voices heard and present their views from within the constitutional institutions. These laws are consistent with the King's firm commitment to enhance the role of youth in societal dynamics, and to support their active political and economic participation, in order to contribute to accelerating the rising path of Morocco.
