Comments on: Moroccan Elections: Votes A Dime A Dozen

By: Omar E

Omar E — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:10:49 +0000

While growing up in Morocco, I saw with my eyes how some poor and uneducated Moroccans sold their votes for a piece of bread and some women were given the right foot of a pair of shoes waiting for the end of the election to receive the left foot!!! and as soon as the elected gains the seat, he disappears and only persues his personal wealth!!!the problem lined whithin people…

By: M Fitzgerald

M Fitzgerald — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:41:27 +0000

Donkeys do seem to have a peaceful existence. They were just being led, after all.
Parties such as Al Badil Al Hadari not only see their means reduced, the parties themselves are dissolved with an unconstitutional wave of a hand.
Or am I confused and there is no constitution.

By: Rachid

Rachid — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:11:31 +0000

Parties do not have clear policies to start development automotive: http://inspirationwriting.blogspot.com/2009/06/municipal-elections-in-morocco.html

By: inspiration

inspiration — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:02:19 +0000

I think that the notion of “makhzen” in Morocco is not anymore an entity or a group of people who control Moroccans, their thoughts and “richesses” (it started like that); it has developed to become an ideology that invaded every single Moroccan mind. Hidden when one is in a weak position, and would show up once we get power in our hands. We criticise all day long, we hear makhzen here, makhzen there, yet without realising it, we practice “tamekhzanit” on each others within the family, in our neighborhoods and worse sometimes in our discussions…
That explains why all of those who scream injustice to the “peuple” when they are out of the ruling cirlce switch off language once they are in; not because of corruption, nor for being liars… It’s simply because of the “makhzen” spot in their minds that gets activated

So we are all Makhzen, yes we are (instead of yes we can), that should be the “slogan” of our elections so we don’t lie to each others and to ourselves…

By: Reda

Reda — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:46:15 +0000

Well in this case, Istiqlal and USFP should be the winners of this election but oh no true there is the PAM (true Makhzen) that should be the winner.
What I meant is that not all the time the gvt is the Makhzan.
Another morrocan specifity I suppose.