Morocco: Voters head to Sale polls in parliament election

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Moroccans headed to polls in general elections on Wednesday to choose the next parliament members.

Footage from Sale shows voters turning up at a Sale polling station to cast their votes under new election rules.

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TRANSLATIONS:

SOT, Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of Government and Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (Arabic): “The elections which are taking place this year, 2021, are very important, as for the first time, they organise municipal and legislative elections on one day. Therefore, there will be renewal on all these levels after these elections.”

SOT, Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of Government and Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (Arabic): “These elections are taking place in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its results that are known nationally and internationally. However, we in Morocco, like many other countries, including developed countries, insist on holding these elections without delay, and this comes in respect of the electoral dates.”

SOT, Mohamed Benaissa, Ambassador and Head of the Observation Mission of the League of Arab States (Arabic): “The process started at eight in the morning, everything is normal with the voter list verification hall. When we entered the hall, there were representatives of parties, representatives of voters and members of the polling office. The ballot papers are available and clear, and there are no problems. There is respect for the secrecy of voting, as there is a secret place for voting. So far, the process has started normally, and we have not noticed any violations, everything is good, and in accordance with the provisions of the laws and regulations, and we also respect the observation charter as it was adopted.”

SOT, Kamani Mustafa, Local resident (Arabic): “Despite this epidemic, may God take it away from us, we came to vote in order perform our national duty, as we hope, with God willing, that the elections will pass well, and we vote for the good people in whom we can place confidence.”

SOT, Hisham bin al-Sheikh, Moroccan citizen (Arabic): “I think everything will remain the same. Anyway, I liked what was done in Rabat, for example, I do not live in Morocco, but upon my return, I liked the changes that took place in the city of Rabat. If it continues like this, that’s a good thing.”

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