Around 86% of young Moroccan people expressed their dissatisfaction with the presence of parties on the national political scene, according to a recent study issued by the Prometheus Institute for Democracy and Human Rights.
The study findings showed that the convictions of Moroccan youth have not changed regarding the performance of political parties.
In the study, which set its main focus on youth representation of human security, 47% of Moroccan youth expressed their distrust of political parties, while 26% affirmed that they are not interested at all in the national party scene.
The study also showed an increase in youth participation in the 2021 legislative elections.
Additionally, 58% of the youth interviewees said that they have registered in the electoral lists of the last edition, despite the lack of interest in political parties.
In this regard, 3 young people out of 5 among the interviewees confirmed their registration in the electoral lists, added the same source.
The reasons for the increased participation of young people in elections are due to traditional values that support the family’s obligations in public life, as well as respect for patriarchy, proximity, neighborhood, and tribe, all of which are factors on the list of electoral behavior of the young interviewees.
51% of the interviewees voted on family participation in the past elections, 21% voted for the candidate profile, while ideological convictions were absent in the electoral vote during the legislative of 2021, according to the same study.
Regarding human safety in its psychological dimension, over 96% stated that the family provides them with more safety than religion (71%), on the basis that religion itself is associated with young people with individual religiosity, not collective, while friendship comes third.
“6 out of 10 youths also said that they do not feel humanly secure due to the absence of economic independence,” further stated the same source.
Fear increases among this age group as a result of poor occupational stability, the fragility of the family situation, and a lack of financial independence. according to the same source.
The Prometheus Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, founded in 2013, aims to promote a culture of democracy and human rights in Morocco, with a focus on youth.
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