Morocco pushes voter registration for 18-year-olds
2009-01-05
Morocco launched a national campaign to update the electoral lists on Monday (January 5th), MAP reported. The move aims at registering youths at least 18 years old to vote in the June 2009 local elections, as per the new provisions of the Electoral Code.
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Rcahid Khouya Posted 2009-01-06
I deeply and profoundly believe that the probelm isnot changing the changing the ages of the voters....It is not about opening the doors of particpation for the youth aged 18 or even for the babies.Even if we allow babies to voite, nothing will change...they will just be used by the corrupted ^political elit who have been eating the natioanl cake since before the independence, leaving their children and the children of their children eat from the political kitchen...Morocco is cooked by dirty hands, dirty minds and those people are responsible for all what we live today...tha question is why do old people and te educated people hate voting? why do we not patricpate in eelctions? why do younf people leave the country, immigrate in all direction leaving the beloved coutry behind? why our youth die daily, weekly and monthly in the occeans?...why do jobless people get tortured and beaten every day in front of the parliment?...why and why...why do we still see those old faces and names who have to go to the mosques and ask God to forgive them for what thy had done to this nation in stead of playing the heroes on tvs and still lead the political parties.... do you think Moroccan mothers have stopped giving birth to men and women who can tale the candle of change...? do you think all what we have in Morocco are those corrupted dirty ....politcians who have sucked the blood of Morocaans and Morocco too... Stop this Mahzala...of ignorant MPs...and find give the youth the opportunity to voice their opinions...I am sure , they will have another say....and to hell with those wild corrupted politicians who have fattned their bellies sucking the blood of the nation and the nationalist... they will all die, and Morocco will live.. rachid khouya Teacher from Es-Seamara Es-sEMARA
youness Posted 2009-01-16
Indeed, this is good.
MHAMMED Posted 2009-02-05
If possible, I would like to know if I am already registered for Morocco’s 2009 elections or not. -Thank you for your understanding.
اليزيدي تلوات Posted 2009-02-11
The communal council of Telouate province of Ouarzazate postpones the implementation of its scheduled plans in the budgets of 2007 and 2008 until the new elections are close in order to begin a quasi-legal electoral campaign. However, the leader of the campaign, president of the commune, forgets that the residents of the commune of Telouate, 15,000 inhabitants, won’t forget this time the sourness of six years of manipulation of their interests and failure in implementing any programme.
اليزيدي تلوات Posted 2009-04-07
Morocco is the country of freedom and democracy. But the problem is: who will make this democracy? From this forum I call upon all young people in Morocco to seriously be involved in the political process. They shouldn’t just criticise and be passive. The example of the commune of Telouate witnesses recently young actions capable of making democracy and convincing voters of the importance of their involvement in decision-making and developing their commune. The actions of young people who are determined to enter the coming elections after they were convinced by the performance of some young representatives and enhance their confidence in the future. These young people have boldly taken the minutes of sessions and meetings to villages. They explained to everyone the backstage of the commune and its bad management. They have uncovered all the plots of members who cannot catch up and are just worsening things. So everyone became resentful by their opportunist performance which is described as suspect. Today, the advisor of the commune Moulay Lahcen Yazidi presents these signed minutes to the public to convince them of their importance and role in empowering voters to make their commune advisors accountable for their acts after a period of six years.
اليزيدي تلوات Posted 2009-04-25
The commune of Telouate, like other local communes, witness preparatory political actions to enter the coming elections battled as a station to reform the political and development process in Telouate. Despite the emergence of some young powers on the scene and the possibility that others join them, all parties complain of the weak representation which disables them from invading the scene. Therefore, the team is represented in the constituency by figures approved by members of a tribe or more just to win the race and even if he is limp. Therefore, all sides accept those who come for approval. But all eventualities are possible even with the manipulators of the interest of the commune. All alliances are possible and all doors are open. This will increase the voter turnout to over 70%.
ابن تلوات Posted 2009-04-27
Shame on you adviser El Yazidi to wait until the period of elections then bring equipments to repair roads to deceive people. These are old methods and we are tired of them.
عبد الواحد Posted 2009-06-13
Congratulations for winning the elections. This reflects your integrity and hard work for the interests of the country. More transparency and hard work.
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