Ahmed Touizi elected president of Morocco’s House of Representatives with 220 votes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on LesecoOur method
Ahmed Touizi was elected president of Morocco’s House of Representatives with 220 votes, against 59 for Driss El Azami El Idrissi; 90 ballots were declared invalid. The new president set out commitments on the quality of laws, government oversight and the evaluation of public policies, as the House prepares to examine the government programme and the 2027 Finance Bill, according to Leseco.
Ahmed Touizi was elected president of Morocco’s House of Representatives on 13 October with 220 votes, Leseco reports. In his first speech, he highlighted the quality of laws, oversight of the executive and the evaluation of public policies.
He also called for the House to be open to society and for the rights of the opposition to be respected. His term begins as Morocco’s Parliament is due to examine the government programme and the 2027 Finance Bill.
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Summary produced with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under AFREEQUE’s editorial responsibility.
