House of Councillors: Majority Defends Government Program Priorities

The majority groups in the House of Councillors welcomed the government program’s guidelines on Wednesday, while calling for an acceleration of structural reforms to meet citizens’ expectations. During a plenary session dedicated to its review, they emphasized the importance of strengthening purchasing power, creating jobs, combating corruption, and improving public services, so that the fruits of growth translate into concrete social and territorial progress.

The majority groups in the House of Councillors welcomed the government program and called for accelerating reforms to improve citizens’ daily lives.

The Councillors’ interventions highlighted the need to achieve social and territorial justice, combat corruption and conflicts of interest, improve the quality of public services, and strengthen purchasing power, while consolidating the competitiveness of the national economy, with a view to achieving sustainable economic and social gains. In this context, the Authenticity and Modernity Group (PAM) emphasized that the government program “reflects the hopes and aspirations of citizens (…), by setting clear objectives on the political, social, cultural, and economic fronts,” noting that the 2027 Finance Bill fulfills the promises and commitments made during the election campaign.

“These solid and strong foundations restore hope to political action and pave the way for reconciliation with the past, with young people and women, as well as with social and territorial justice, while strengthening the protection of the Kingdom’s food, energy, water, and pharmaceutical sovereignty,” the Group added.

And to emphasize that the Executive “is aware of being part of the democratic development process based on building upon past achievements (…) in order to preserve the gains made and continue major projects, while providing new solutions to current challenges,” noting that the main challenge that will distinguish it from previous governments is to “focus state resources on priorities whose effects are felt by citizens in the areas of work, daily life, education, health, housing, and land-use planning.”

For its part, the Istiqlal Group for Unity and Egalitarianism affirmed that the government program “reflects a responsible political commitment,” stressing the need to ensure that the benefits of growth are distributed equitably across the country’s various social classes and regions.

In this context, it emphasized that “the next five years represent a decisive turning point for consolidating achievements, redefining national priorities, and directly addressing citizens’ expectations.”

On this occasion, he emphasized the need to “combat corruption and conflicts of interest, and to direct state resources towards strengthening the foundations of the welfare state, through the creation of sustainable jobs, social protection, increased purchasing power, improved quality of public services, and the upgrading of territories, in order to guarantee fairness and equal opportunities.”

For its part, the General Union of Moroccan Workers (UGTM) Group welcomed the content of the government program, considering it “a faithful and sincere translation of the commitments contained in the electoral programs of the majority parties, and provides real answers to the major challenges facing the Kingdom as well as to the expectations of its citizens.”

The Group also highlighted the importance of the priorities set by the program, “which address the various issues and problems that citizens continually call for, and reflect an awareness of The Executive branch emphasized the need for citizens to experience tangible change in their daily lives.

He also commended the government’s boldness in presenting a program that includes combating corruption and rent-seeking, as well as promoting ethical conduct in public life, believing that these commitments will help restore trust in elected institutions.

For its part, the Socialist Group observed that, given current international trends, Morocco must move beyond simply managing challenges and instead transform its geographic location, institutional stability, African reach, and Atlantic coastline into genuine opportunities for production, investment, value creation, and job creation.