A few hours after the violent clashes that emerged between protesters and the police forces in Al Hoceima, the violent confrontations have impacted the internal situation of the Justice and Development party. Some of the party’s members called for a withdrawal from the government.
After 6 months of post-election deadlock, AKA blockage, members of the recently appointed prime minister’s cabinet were finally appointed by King Mohammed VI. The official procedure took place at the royal palace in Rabat, where 39 ministers and secretaries of state were sworn in. The ministerial posts’ list included familiar names who were able to keep their positions in the new government.
Saadeddine El Othmani revealed on Saturday 25th of March the list of parties that will take part to the new governing coalition. The Socialist Union of Popular Forces party has made it to the list, thing that pushed many militants from the party to express their dissatisfaction and anger. Leaders of the Islamist party, since then, were forced to call for the unity of the party.
Saadeddine El Othmani, recently named Prime Minister, is meeting tomorrow Tuesday the general secretary Of the Authenticity and Modernity party to initiate talks about the formation of the government. El Othmani is later going to sit with other parties’ representatives including the socialist Union of Popular forces party.
The Moroccan political scene witnessed yesterday the dismissal of the Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. The King’s decision, published through a royal communiqué, came after Benkirane failed to form a government.