Left Alliance condemns purges from electoral lists

Morocco's "Left Alliance," comprising the Unified Socialist Party and the Federation of the Left, has strongly condemned what it terms "arbitrary and malicious" purges from electoral lists. The alliance reported that several of its leaders and candidates have been removed, including Farouk Mehdaoui, who was a candidate in the Rabat-Ocean constituency.

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There are other names” from the alliance who were removed from the electoral lists, and they “preferred not to mention them in the statement.

The alliance described these actions as a "regressive step" that distances Morocco from organizing free, fair, and transparent elections. They expressed deep concern over the "arbitrary and suspicious" removal of national and local officials and candidates for the upcoming legislative elections. Among those targeted are members of the political bureaus of both constituent parties, along with other activists.

Jamal Assri, the Secretary-General of the Unified Socialist Party, indicated that other unnamed individuals from the alliance were also removed from the lists. The alliance highlighted that the Interior Ministry's insistence on not accepting the national ID card as the automatic basis for electoral registration disenfranchises millions of citizens. Furthermore, it creates opportunities for manipulating voter lists and systematically excluding potential political competitors.

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This backward step confirms once again” what the alliance had previously warned about: “the current legal and organizational system is moving the country away from organizing free, fair, and transparent elections.

The "Left Alliance" denounced this "systematic targeting" through a "malicious purging campaign," viewing it as a "desperate attempt to exclude the honest political opposition" that represents the pulse of citizens' hopes. They rejected attempts to pre-control electoral lists, calling it a transparent maneuver to shape a political landscape that favors the "alliance of power and money" in managing public affairs. The alliance reaffirmed its commitment to the fight for change, freedom, democracy, social justice, and combating corruption.

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This systematic targeting through a malicious purging campaign is a desperate attempt to exclude the honest political opposition that represents the pulse of citizens' hopes.