The office of the El Mehdiya branch of the Democratic Left Federation held its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 23rd, at the party headquarters on Palestine Street. This meeting was part of the party’s ongoing monitoring of local and national affairs. The meeting was dedicated to evaluating the developments in the political landscape for the 2025/2026 season and discussing the vital issues affecting the population of El Mehdiya.
In a press release, the party expressed its deep concern over the political deadlock and rising social tensions, blaming the official choices made over decades. These choices, the party claims, “have contributed to undermining citizens’ purchasing power and the deterioration of health, education, and housing services, alongside the spread of unemployment, particularly among young people and graduates.” The statement also criticized what it called the “current government’s involvement in conflicts of interest and its protection of corrupt officials and embezzlers of public funds.”
Locally, the branch office addressed the “continued significant deterioration in the management of municipal affairs at the El Mehdiya prefecture level,” accusing the ruling majorities of “incompetence and improvisation.” It noted that the El Mehdiya municipality “still lacks a clear work program, despite the passage of more than three years since the start of the current mandate, causing many decisions to remain confined to paper, without any real impact on the ground, such as the new road station project, the wholesale market, the regional hospital, and the opening of closed housing estates.”
The party also expressed its concern about the proliferation of several negative phenomena, such as homeless people, stray dogs, waste accumulation, and the spread of horse-drawn carts, considering them “a threat to the safety and health of the city’s residents.” It also criticized what it called the “significant delays and lack of respect for the specifications of street improvement projects,” despite Morocco’s commitments to organizing continental and international sporting events, such as the 2025 African Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup.
In conclusion, the party branch stressed its intention to “continue field work and advocacy for the interests of citizens, and expand the party’s organizational structure within the various municipalities of El Mehdiya,” reaffirming its commitment to defending the city’s economic, social, environmental, and cultural issues.
