Government critique dominates sentiments at Popular Movement Assembly

Leaders of the Popular Movement convened today the third National Council in Rabat with intense discussions addressing pressing social, economic, and political issues and blamed the Head of government, Aziz Akhannouch’s government, for unresolved challenges.

Adil Sbaï, head of the National Council, highlighted the party’s parliamentary efforts amid public discontent, particularly emphasizing issues like unemployment and governmental inefficiencies, and criticized the government’s failure to implement King Mohammed VI’s directives aimed at job creation and infrastructure improvements.

“The year in which this session is held requires that we stand up, albeit urgently, at the current issues that concern national public opinion at various levels and at the internal and external challenges facing our country,” he said.

Idriss Sentini, leading the Popular Movement’s parliamentary team, criticized the government’s lack of achievements halfway through its term and lamented the absence of meaningful reforms and the worsening economic conditions, calling for urgent action on public welfare.

“Half of the governmental mandate is gone. There are only two years left and no achievements. What we are looking for is absent, which is the dignity of the citizen that comes from employment, health, etc.”

 “The situation is that we are facing a government that is determined to reform the reform. Unemployment has reached astronomical numbers,” he added.

Mbarek  Sbai addressing the House of Advisors, praised King Mohammed VI’s 25-year reign, citing diplomatic, economic, and social advancements and called for a renewed focus on the party’s strategic direction, advocating for the establishment of a Center for Strategic Studies.

Mohand Laenser, former Secretary-General of the royalist party, emphasized the upcoming elections as pivotal and urged party members to consolidate efforts to regain public trust and reaffirm the party’s historical role.