Morocco votes for a new parliament after Gen Z protests and migration surge to Ceuta
Turnout was 11.3% at noon as parties faced voter frustration over jobs, prices and services, officials said.
- Nearly 16 million registered voters are casting ballots Wednesday for Morocco's 395-seat House of Representatives, choosing from 7,288 candidates representing 27 political parties.
- Mounting frustration among young Moroccans drives this vote, as youth unemployment reached 37% in 2025 and 12.7% live in relative poverty, fueling demands for better jobs, schools, and housing.
- Parties offer competing platforms: the RNI promised 1 million jobs and a guaranteed monthly minimum wage of 5,000 dirham , while the PAM pledged 100,000 housing solutions for young people.
- The Democratic Path has urged a boycott, claiming the election lacks fairness, while the incoming government will oversee billions in investment as Morocco prepares to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
- Tensions remain high following deadly youth-led protests nearly a year ago and July's mass border crossing into Ceuta, leaving some young Moroccans like Ayoub Belaidi skeptical that political participation improves daily life.
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The legislative elections held this Wednesday in Morocco concluded with a participation of 38.02 % and an abstention of 61.98 %, the largest in 20 years and the second highest in the reign of Mohamed VI, according to data from the Moroccan Ministry of Interior.Continue reading....
Only 38.02 % of those registered went to the polls to elect the 395 Members of Parliament
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = General elections to form a new lower house were held in Morocco, North Africa, on the 23rd (local time).
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