Aziz Akhannouch, leader of Morocco’s National Rally of Independents (RNI), has announced he will not seek a third term as party president, opening the way for new leadership at an extraordinary congress scheduled for Feb. 7 in El Jadida, party sources said.
” I have given ten years of my life to the party, and it is time to pass the torch. Party members clung to me, and I convinced them of the need to present a good image of democracy for the party.”
RNI’s internal rules generally limit presidents to two terms, and Akhannouch rejected proposals to change them/
The extraordinary congress will elect a new party president, and a reshuffle of the political bureau is expected six months after legislative and local elections later this cycle.
Akhannouch has led RNI since about 2012 and guided it into Morocco’s current governing coalition, serving as head of government since 2021.
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