Morocco: Al Maghribia

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00:00:00Justice and Development and the left alliance, I mean, with an
00:00:03initial reading, I mean, how did you read
00:00:07the first 100 days to show the intention to this round? First, I believe that since
00:00:12Party, which raised a number of the announcement of the election results and the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira
00:00:15party leading the scene, a set of scenarios were drawn up,
00:00:18separating those who would go into opposition
00:00:21and those who would be nominated
00:00:23because everyone wanted to influence to join this anticipated government.
00:00:27I think the first to
00:00:30announce its alignment with
00:00:33second gamble is the issue Justice and Development and thus to definitively
00:00:38of portfolios and satisfying state that it would not join this government, despite the seats it obtained,
00:00:42So, if we follow these which, I believe, made it the fourth
00:00:44political force today, and then the left
00:00:47alliance, the left alliance, with eight seats,
00:00:50also announced that it would not
00:00:522027 will give us an idea of join the next government. Even
00:00:55in the consultations, the choices were clear,
00:00:59and thus the scenarios
00:01:01began. From the consultations held the
00:01:05following day by Mrs. Mansouri, we saw the reception of the
00:01:07Istiqlal Party,
00:01:09the reception of Mr. Shawqi, the representative of the National
00:01:12something he is looking for, which is Rally of Independents, the Socialist Union, the Socialist
00:01:15Progress, the Popular Movement, and others. So, according to the Constitutional
00:01:23Moroccans. So, what is expected from the next government in he retained some of his strength. Party as well. Here, before. Their influential power a set of scenarios were drawn up. The first scenario, which was, or to this hour, the expected
00:01:26first scenario is achievable, despite.
00:01:31so that it can give it some breathing room
00:01:36on the performance of the next
00:01:46Socialist Progress and also the components of the center, the Popular Movement or the Constitutional Union, and thus we will have
00:01:50I said, is waiting for answers to many a formation consisting of five parties from different spectra, including the political
00:01:54dimension and the technocratic dimension, which is present. Thus, this
00:01:58formation is likely to
00:02:01give the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira party an absolute and comfortable majority
00:02:04above 228,
00:02:07and Development. But when we look reaching 235 seats. Before we reach this numerical
00:02:13reassuring measures in tensions that create a problem the government cannot, I mean, take at there are fundamental differences approach and the number of seats that might be in
00:02:17a set of reassuring measures in able to return are the cities. the next alliance, in an initial reading, most of the parties that Mrs. Fatima
00:02:20Zahra met expressed their desire to
00:02:23participate in this upcoming government. Does this make the negotiations
00:02:26to form this alliance easy, or are there perhaps hidden
00:02:30matters that will make these
00:02:33issues of demolition, especially negotiations not as they seem? There is an easy part, which is that most
00:02:36of the parties
00:02:39that obtained seats in parliament
00:02:43expressed their desire to join the government. Thus, if
00:02:46we compare it to other periods, especially the Justice
00:02:50and Development government, there
00:02:54Rabat and Casablanca. the government, but today this issue has been overcome. The second
00:02:57Today we need to reduce part, which is the most difficult, is choosing from
00:02:59these components. The third part, which is the most difficult,
00:03:03is distributing portfolios among these parties
00:03:08We saw this with Justice and components. What is
00:03:10and turn them into indicators, also beyond that is coordination between them during the period of governmental
00:03:13work. So, the easiest part has been overcome, but there
00:03:17are still obstacles today facing Mrs. Mansouri. Are
00:03:20these components today in harmony with each other?
00:03:24We have components today that have been in opposition for years
00:03:27and will join the government. They will join parties
00:03:30for years. No, this is a scenario, so the issue of accepting
00:03:34the government today has implemented the government coalition, even
00:03:36the major powers today, for example, the Istiqlal Party,
00:03:40if it is confirmed that it will be a member of the government, it must be
00:03:44taken into account whether it will also agree to the presence of other
00:03:47components. The ruling here is that some things have started to leak,
00:03:51indicating that the Istiqlal Party prefers certain components
00:03:55to agree on a specific to be in the government. So, the issue, as we said,
00:03:58even though this program the issue of post-consultations, the issue of accepting
00:04:02participation in the government,
00:04:04must be solid from the numerical is easy and has been overcome.
00:04:05from these elections? The second issue is whether all components are willing to be in the same
00:04:09formation, the same bloc. This is a question that arises
00:04:12today. And here the role will fall to the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira
00:04:16Party to coordinate and choose who will board the government
00:04:21presence more than a technocratic ship today. Will it be the first scenario we talked about,
00:04:23or will there be another scenario that the National
00:04:27Rally of Independents will choose?
00:04:29implementation of social Here, at this point, perhaps it's an important point
00:04:32because there was a lot of discussion about it, which is
00:04:36the dispute. The dispute
00:04:37health and education, emerged shortly before the election campaign
00:04:40and continued during
00:04:43Party. Regarding the scenarios, the election campaign, and there was a fierce
00:04:45dispute. So, despite this, can we find the National
00:04:49Rally of Independents and the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira Party in the same alliance
00:04:52in the future? We are facing two different
00:04:56contexts: a purely electoral context
00:05:00and a government formation context. Each context
00:05:03adheres to a set of
00:05:07reduction in income rules. First, when we talk about the end of the government's term and the beginning of the
00:05:10election campaign, we are talking about each component of the government
00:05:14coalition trying to tip the scales in its favor in one way or
00:05:18another, even at the expense of attacking another party. We saw that before
00:05:21we talk about the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira
00:05:24issues, such as corruption and others, we are talking about the Istiqlal
00:05:28Party, which was the first to raise a number of issues, including corruption.
00:05:32This was understandable in its context
00:05:35public opinion to attract the largest number of votes, whether
00:05:39what was said was true or not. The issue of
00:05:42talking about corruption and others requires investigation committees, and
00:05:46today there is a parliamentary investigation committee working on this.
00:05:49And we are waiting for the result. So we cannot say that these are
00:05:53absolute facts, despite the fact that a lot of data confirms
00:05:56a lot of things. But today we are in a different context.
00:06:00The goal is no longer to influence voters to get their votes,
00:06:03but the goal has become to form a government coalition that enjoys
00:06:07an absolute majority in the face of an opposition
00:06:11that seems to be fierce and organized. So, since
00:06:15you brought up this issue, I was going to discuss it in my speech,
00:06:18but since you brought up this point, should the next government
00:06:22really fear a strong opposition? No, certainly not. Because today,
00:06:26the line between the opposition, neither the conservative current
00:06:30nor the leftist current, today they are more numerous than
00:06:35will be greater. They will be more aware of the issues, including the electoral
00:06:37issues. Thus, they will be more knowledgeable about
00:06:41what they should do during the next period. Moreover,
00:06:44the opposition today, for the first time in Morocco's history,
00:06:48has vowed to bring down the government before its
00:06:51formation. Yes, and this is a precedent in the history
00:06:55of elections and in the history of government work in Morocco.
00:06:58So the opposition announced, there was even a break, because
00:07:02the context shows that there is a fierce opposition,
00:07:05even the refusal of the Justice and Development Party to meet
00:07:09the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira Party and the left also indicates
00:07:13that the opposition will be fierce. Even if today we are talking
00:07:17about a conservative current and a leftist current,
00:07:22at the ideological level, but this does not negate the possibility
00:07:26of pragmatic alliances to deal with a number of issues in the
00:07:30face of the government. So, today the government, which will be
00:07:32formed under the leadership of Mrs. Mansouri, takes this into account even
00:07:36in its upcoming alliances. It takes this into account,
00:07:40and therefore it needs a solid numerical base so that there
00:07:43is no withdrawal of confidence from the government. Yes, and we are
00:07:46talking about some of the mechanisms that the constitution gives to
00:07:50the opposition, namely, motions of censure or fact-finding committees.
00:07:54Numerically, a motion of censure requires
00:07:56one-fifth, which is easily achievable today.
00:08:00So, as you said, the designated Prime Minister,
00:08:04when forming the government, must also take into account
00:08:07what the opposition will produce. Certainly, because today,
00:08:11in the government whose term has ended, the issue
00:08:14of opposition was not strongly present. We said that it
00:08:17had the advantage that the opposition was weak. Even the party
00:08:20whose voice was heard had only 13 seats, meaning it
00:08:24did not constitute a numerical force to exert pressure, other
00:08:28than simply opposing and raising issues. This did not bother
00:08:31the government or affect it in any way. But today, at least
00:08:35it can mobilize 60-70 seats, and if it mobilizes
00:08:38more in some issues, and if the National Rally
00:08:41of Independents is no longer in power, then 67 seats
00:08:45will be added to 70 seats, and you will have 150
00:08:48or 160 seats, all in opposition. Fact-finding
00:08:51committees require one-third, which is about 132 seats,
00:08:54and the government today is moving to the new government
00:08:57with open files from the old government. The fact-finding
00:09:01committee has not yet given us data regarding the corruption
00:09:04file. Thus, the opposition has ready files. Therefore, today
00:09:07the government must be ready from day one
00:09:10to receive blows from the opposition. And therefore,
00:09:14the next government structure
00:09:17base so that neither the motion of censure nor
00:09:21the fact-finding committee can break this governmental
00:09:24cohesion. And at the same time, it must have the ability
00:09:27to confront and be louder than the opposition's voice.
00:09:30And this requires a political
00:09:34presence in the next government. Yes, as you mentioned
00:09:37at the beginning of your speech, the closest scenario is the
00:09:41continuation of the same ruling
00:09:51alliance due to the election results. The previous
00:09:54government alliance remained at the forefront. It
00:09:58maintained its lead. So, can we consider this an endorsement
00:10:02from the voter for this government alliance to continue? Or, on
00:10:05the other hand, some interpret that the National Rally
00:10:08of Independents, as it was leading this previous government
00:10:11alliance, perhaps suffered a punitive
00:10:14vote, meaning it lost almost a third
00:10:17of its seats. Therefore, it is a form
00:10:21of punishment, and thus logically, perhaps,
00:10:24should it be or should it not be, given the election
00:10:28results? Excuse me on this point, the issue of classification.
00:10:32Is there an endorsement of the government
00:10:36coalition or is there a punitive vote? Now,
00:10:39allow me to say it in Moroccan Arabic, we need to get
00:10:42out the calculator and start a calculation. First
00:10:45of all, the endorsement is real, because
00:10:47today the previous government
00:10:51bloc, whose term has ended, did not lose
00:10:55a large number of seats to the extent that it was
00:10:58relegated in the ranking. There was only a slight
00:11:02adjustment in the ranking. Rather, a party that was
00:11:05part of the government formations and held important portfolios
00:11:09within the government, the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira Party,
00:11:13was endorsed. This is a comparison. The Istiqlal Party also remained
00:11:16in second place, not much changed in its seats.
00:11:20As for the punitive aspect, I can tell you that it was
00:11:23a partial punitive vote, because today the party
00:11:27that suffered losses in terms of seats, which party is
00:11:30it? It is the Al-Ahrar Party. Here,
00:11:34those who go in this direction say that the head of the government
00:11:37is always the one who suffers the biggest blows
00:11:41because he was leading the alliance. It was not decisive, meaning
00:11:46He lost a third, but this third represents
00:11:49seats that moved from him to another party. Yes, another
00:11:53reading. And here it will appear
00:11:57that even the punitive vote did not convince them of the
00:12:01government's results, especially regarding your interaction with the
00:12:04point. How can we, on the other hand, read the return of the Justice
00:12:08and Development Party from far behind, from 13 seats,
00:12:11when it was practicing strong opposition against the National
00:12:15Rally of Independents? Thus, this type of return
00:12:18is a vote in exchange
00:12:20for, in quotation marks, punishment for the Progress
00:12:23Party. We said that it was a partial punitive vote, and we
00:12:25will continue with this narrative. The voting bloc chose to
00:12:28give its votes to Justice
00:12:32at the electoral map and the distribution of voters
00:12:35in Morocco, we see that the most important centers where it was
00:12:41Yes, the demands of the city residents were linked to a
00:12:44number of government policies that were the subject of
00:12:47a number of questions and the subject of a strong
00:12:51opposition discourse, especially Justice and Development.
00:12:54The issues of support, the
00:12:58regarding the redevelopment of a number of cities where there
00:13:01were deputies from the left. Because even the return
00:13:04of the conservative current and the return of the left
00:13:08is also read at a level other than public policies of the
00:13:11state, even at the level of daily presence on a number of issues,
00:13:15including the redevelopment of
00:13:19Thus, there was great communication with city residents,
00:13:22residents of a number of city areas, and thus there was
00:13:26a positive vote. Because they played a role
00:13:29in the opposition, even though the left had only two
00:13:32deputies, and the Justice and Development Party had
00:13:36only 13 deputies. But it was able to make its voice
00:13:39heard loudly enough that it was able to convince
00:13:42a segment of city residents to vote for it.
00:13:46And this is the logical explanation for the return
00:13:49of the Justice and Development Party to the forefront.
00:13:52Moreover, for the first time today, the left alliance
00:13:55has also obtained eight seats, and we see that the nature
00:13:58of the voters are all from urban areas. But here
00:14:02we must ask whether we are witnessing a change in
00:14:06the centers of gravity. Because in the past, the center of
00:14:10gravity for voting was the countryside, the village. Today, in
00:14:132024, there was a national census that showed
00:14:17us that for the first time there was a demographic reversal.
00:14:21The city today demographically constitutes the majority of
00:14:25Morocco's population. Therefore, can we talk from now on
00:14:28that politics should give greater importance to the city
00:14:32at the expense of the countryside, whose voting bloc is in
00:14:36decline? This will lead to a change in a number of
00:14:39things within the parties, their ideological references,
00:14:42their discourse and communication methods, and their way of presenting
00:14:46programs and promises. So today we are witnessing
00:14:50a soft revolution. Few parties have paid attention
00:14:52to it and started using
00:14:55it to their advantage. And the first parties to
00:14:58use it successfully were the parties that were in opposition during the previous term,
00:15:02led by the left alliance
00:15:04and the Justice and Development
00:15:08there is another scenario that is being widely
00:15:11discussed, which is if the National Rally
00:15:15of Independents is absent from the government coalition,
00:15:19there is another scenario: the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira Party,
00:15:22in addition to what are called the bloc
00:15:25parties, the historical bloc. To what extent
00:15:29is this scenario realistic and achievable? I
00:15:33give it almost 50-50. The scenario that includes
00:15:36the National Rally of Independents in the next government
00:15:39has a price, a price that the party bloc can pay later,
00:15:43especially since there is a large segment of citizens who are
00:15:47still not convinced by the result of the party that
00:15:50headed the government. However, the issue of
00:15:54relying only on the national bloc or the historical
00:15:57bloc will also have a price, because this numerical bloc
00:16:01will not give you the same number as if you had the National
00:16:05Rally of Independents. So this is a first gamble. The
00:16:10of coordination between this bloc and the distribution
00:16:15the components of this bloc. And this work will not be
00:16:18limited to the first moment after which the government
00:16:22is formed; it will continue throughout the government's term.
00:16:25Thus, the issue of fragmentation will make the next government
00:16:29coalition more fragile than if the National Rally
00:16:33of Independents remained. Not to mention that today we
00:16:36will bring in new parties
00:16:38that have been out of government for a long time, for example,
00:16:41the Socialist Union, for more than a decade.
00:16:45It has not practiced government work, so it was in opposition.
00:16:47Also, the Progress and Socialism Party.
00:16:51Its last presence in the government was during the era of
00:16:54Mr. El Othmani in 2021. The Popular Movement as
00:16:58well. Even the elites today that the political parties
00:17:02of the bloc will present, except for the Istiqlal Party,
00:17:04before it entered government work, it was more in opposition
00:17:08than in government. So, this may also have some repercussions
00:17:13government. Therefore, I believe both scenarios have a 50-50
00:17:16chance. Each scenario has its own cost. There
00:17:20is no scenario that only has a low cost. Perhaps
00:17:23we can conclude that regarding alliances,
00:17:27it is almost certain that the number of parties
00:17:30forming the next alliance will not be more than three,
00:17:34perhaps four or five, more than three. This raises
00:17:37a number of issues related to the distribution of portfolios
00:17:41and the number of ministries. We will have a fragmentation
00:17:44and at the same time some
00:17:47in the convergence of policies. In other words, the more
00:17:51parties you have, the more you are forced to create
00:17:53more ministerial portfolios in the convergence of public
00:17:57policies. Today, for example, we have divided a number of
00:18:01ministries and created secretariats of state and others.
00:18:04The Ministry of Finance is divided into a secretariat,
00:18:07a minister delegate, and a minister. So, to satisfy
00:18:11these parties that will form this next government alliance,
00:18:15I will distribute. This is an additional financial
00:18:19cost that burdens the state budget. But it also weakens
00:18:23the implementation of public policy and the convergence
00:18:26of policies, and makes government policies today
00:18:30burdened by a number of procedures and additional ministries.
00:18:35the number of portfolios and citizens have started to
00:18:38review the electoral promises and hold them accountable
00:18:42through the ballot boxes.
00:18:45and Development and with the Al-Ahrar Party, albeit partially.
00:18:48And therefore, all political parties in the future will
00:18:51take into account that if they make promises to the
00:18:55Moroccan citizen, they must fulfill them. And if they
00:18:58do not fulfill the electoral promises, they may be subject
00:19:01to an electoral punishment, and this is a legitimate
00:19:04right guaranteed to the citizen through the ballot boxes.
00:19:08This is the first challenge, and therefore, the challenge
00:19:11linked to this challenge is how it will be implemented,
00:19:15because no party wants to be punished by the voters.
00:19:18Since you mentioned citizens, we would like to hear some
00:19:21of their opinions. We have gathered opinions regarding
00:19:25their expectations from the next government.
00:19:28Let's follow up. We hope for a strong,
00:19:32harmonious government with an opposition that has
00:19:35a strong proposal power. What does the Moroccan
00:19:39citizen expect
00:19:43Of course, public policies must serve the citizen.
00:19:47Purchasing power, improving living standards, health,
00:19:51education, spatial justice. We expect regions to be
00:19:54strong. We expect Morocco not to have two speeds.
00:19:58We want one Morocco, a Morocco
00:20:00of justice. We are waiting for the actual,
00:20:03practical, and rapid
00:20:07and economic priorities, primarily stimulating the
00:20:10labor market, improving public services such as
00:20:15and the actual implementation of the program proposed
00:20:18by the party. Today's challenge is for the Moroccan
00:20:22citizen to feel the impact of these policies in their
00:20:25daily lives through concrete measures
00:20:29and efficiency in implementation. We hope that this government,
00:20:33first of all, to be a promising government, is to fulfill
00:20:36its promises, because the essence of trust in political
00:20:40work is fulfilling promises. This government
00:20:44must also focus on education,
00:20:47health, and employment. Also,
00:20:51raising wages, especially in the private sector,
00:20:54and reducing taxes. Urgent
00:20:58and immediate expectations, especially in the social aspect, when we talk about
00:21:01supporting citizens' purchasing power and finding solutions
00:21:05to curb prices, in addition to enhancing
00:21:08and strengthening social protection, in addition
00:21:11to prioritizing sectors of social
00:21:15nature such as health, education, and transportation.
00:21:18This is in addition to economic expectations
00:21:22mainly related to the need to create
00:21:26income to enhance employment opportunities.
00:21:32opinions, an initial comment on these citizens' opinions.
00:21:34Everyone is eagerly
00:21:38awaiting how these promises will be implemented,
00:21:42promises related to raising wages, related to prices,
00:21:46especially fuel and others. So, the citizen today
00:21:49has gone beyond the stage of debates and is eagerly
00:21:52awaiting the formation of this government, what its pillars
00:21:56are, and how it will deal with its basic
00:22:00concerns in the first hundred days. I believe
00:22:03the issue of raising wages will be present in the first
00:22:07hundred days. What will the government do,
00:22:10especially today, I will not dwell only
00:22:14on the promises of other parties, I will stick
00:22:17to the promise of the party. we will only focus on
00:22:20positions and portfolios and who will board the government
00:22:24ship and who will disembark. Only after that will we
00:22:27reach the stage of drafting a government program that
00:22:31will be agreed upon by all, and then we will move
00:22:34to implementation. In brackets, the electoral programs are
00:22:37always one thing, and the government programs are perhaps different.
00:22:41To what extent is this logical? I mean, in the
00:22:44end, you committed to the citizens with certain
00:22:48commitments. And the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira Party said
00:22:52that if it leads the government, it will insist on these
00:22:55commitments that it put forward in its program. So, what
00:22:59are the things that, for you, are impossible to deviate
00:23:03from? Your words indicate that the Al-Asala Wal-Muasira
00:23:07Party is the most concerned today with implementing its
00:23:11program. It is the one that heads the government,
00:23:14it has the powers, but it has other constraints
00:23:18because it does not have
00:23:20an absolute majority. Because when you raise the issue
00:23:24of the party, that you contracted with me, because
00:23:26this vote is a contract. You contracted to implement
00:23:30the government program, but you do not have an absolute
00:23:33majority. So, if I want to implement the program
00:23:37as it was drafted, presented, and proposed during the election
00:23:40campaign, I should have been given an absolute
00:23:44majority of 198 seats. I don't have it. So,
00:23:47today, the broad outlines and major lines will remain.
00:23:52What I am asking from citizens today is
00:23:54to preserve these programs
00:24:00and continue to evaluate the government's work, because
00:24:03evaluating the government's work is not only a matter for
00:24:06parliament to do officially, and civil society and opposition
00:24:09parties to do differently. Even the conscious citizen
00:24:13today, who is required to come tomorrow and vote again
00:24:17and choose the next government in 2001,
00:24:20must follow up on whether
00:24:24its promises or not, so that when the election
00:24:27date comes, and we have a date for municipal elections,
00:24:31he will find indicators and data to be able to
00:24:34discuss with the candidates and discuss the promises.
00:24:37I believe that today the issue is difficult for
00:24:41all parties, not just Al-Asala Wal-Muasira,
00:24:45program,
00:24:48does not go beyond the concerns. The second thing I want
00:24:52to point out now is that today the government
00:24:55must be quick in its formation, not only because
00:24:59of the opening of the legislative session, because this is also
00:25:02a constraint, but also because of a very important
00:25:05thing here, which is the finance law. Because
00:25:08we cannot draft the finance law while we have not
00:25:11yet formed the new government and do not know the sectors
00:25:15we have. We cannot issue the 2027 finance law
00:25:18and then say, no, the Ministry
00:25:20of National Education and Education has been merged, let's just
00:25:24unify the budget, or we will separate or restore.
00:25:27So, here, the government structure must be in place
00:25:30first, on which we will base the financial structure.
00:25:34And therefore, today, Mrs. Mansouri has another major constraint.
00:25:37Yes, since you mentioned the constraints, which is our
00:25:40next topic, what are the most important challenges and constraints,
00:25:44and also the expectations that citizens have from the next government?
00:25:48The expectations and challenges. The majority party is the majority party. It did not propose
00:25:51capping the minimum wage, but it proposed something else. It proposed a gradual
00:25:57tax, and I believe that within the first 100 days, the intention to
00:26:00implement this proposal will become clear, and this is the only one.
00:26:06Gradual, but at least taking the first decisions happens within
00:26:10implement this. This is a challenge because in the first 100 days, the opposition
00:26:14will give you a grace period, the citizen will give you a grace period, and therefore the first
00:26:17100 days will be about decisions, even if they have a lasting
00:26:21impact over time. That's not a problem. The second thing I believe is that one of the most
00:26:24pressing issues that must be addressed in the first 100 days, at least,
00:26:28is the fuel issue. I believe that today, with fuel exceeding
00:26:3116 dirhams and rising to 17 dirhams, it will be the first issue
00:26:34presented to Mrs. Mansouri so that she can intervene in it, because if she does not intervene, it
00:26:38may become the snowball that may push it in another direction. So,
00:26:42the first 100 days are crucial for
00:26:44evaluating the work and the overall
00:26:47consistency and cohesion of the next government. At the same time, even
00:26:51the design of the financial law for
00:26:55the sectors that will be important, the new sectors, and the sectors that
00:26:58will be merged or abandoned. So, the citizen is waiting for all
00:27:02these expectations, because the citizen does not have a lot of patience. At least, a number of things need to be done to show that the government
00:27:06has started working on them, because
00:27:09as you said, the citizen also has
00:27:15things that affect his livelihood. We followed the statements,
00:27:19everyone is talking about purchasing power, purchasing power, which has become
00:27:22a concern for all
00:27:25dealing with this? I hope, I hope that this
00:27:28year will be somewhat merciful to the government. I hope, first of all, for rainfall
00:27:33at least and a little relief. Secondly,
00:27:37also the prices of fuel, which are soaring globally,
00:27:40that they will decrease, especially
00:27:42because of the Strait of Hormuz and what is happening between Ukraine and Russia
00:27:46and so on. But if these things do not happen, then it will be a difficult year for the government
00:27:49today, because the Moroccan citizen, as
00:27:53pressing questions. Was it not considered that we have these constraints?
00:27:56How can we avoid these
00:28:00commitments from becoming an intangible reality, evaporating
00:28:03in the face of these transformations that can make things difficult? Look, the citizen
00:28:06now has great expectations regarding these issues. Now there will be
00:28:10a great state of frustration if
00:28:13least some
00:28:16the beginning. It is impossible for there to be
00:28:19the beginning, at least to inaugurate
00:28:22the beginning of the government's work, which will extend for five years. So today,
00:28:25the citizen is waiting to see what will happen, even the reports from research centers.
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