Moroccan Parliament Takes Part in the Second Part of the Ordinary Session of the PACE

The Moroccan Parliament is taking part in the second part of the Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which started on Monday, April 25, 2022.

The Moroccan parliamentary delegation to Strasbourg includes parliamentarians from the two Houses.

On behalf of the House of Representatives:

-      Rep. SALMA BENAZIZ, of the National Rally of the Independents Group;

-      Rep. IMANE LAMAOUI, of the Authenticity and Modernity Group;

-      Rep. ALLAL AMRAOUI, of the Istiqali Group of Unity and Egalitarianism;

-      Rep. ABDERRAHIM CHAHID, of the Socialist Group;

-      Rep. DRISS SENTISSI, of the Haraki Group;

-      Rep. HASSAN OUMRIBTE, of the Progress and Socialism Group;

-      Rep. ABDELLAH BOUANOU, of the Justice and Development Caucus.

On behalf of the House of Councilors:

-      Cllr. ADIL ABID, National Rally of the Independents Group;

-      Cllr. AHMED AKHCHICHINE, Authenticity and Modernity Group;

-      Cllr. ABDESSELAM LEBBAR, Istiqlalian Group of Unite and Egalitarianism;

-      Cllr. MEHDI ATMOUN, Haraki Group.

The Moroccan delegation is taking part in this session as a partner for democracy. This status was granted to our country in 2011, which stands for the broader strategic and multidimensional partnership that links the Kingdom, as a pole of regional stability and a model of economic transition and sustainable development, to the various European and Euro-Mediterranean bodies.

After three evaluation phases in 2013, 2015 and 2019, and the PACE reports supporting the irreversible nature of Morocco’s rule of law and democratic renewal, the focus will now be on obtaining a more advanced status with the PACE, similar to the advanced status granted to the Kingdom of Morocco by the European Union in 2008.