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Moroccan MP Madiha Khayr resigns from parliament

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Moroccan MP Madiha Khayr resigns from parliament

Madiha Khayr, a Moroccan MP for the Istiqlal Party elected in Beni Mellal, resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 21 October, on the instructions of party secretary-general Nizar Baraka. Sources cited by TelQuel Arabi say she may have been pressured to give up her seat.

Madiha Khayr, a member of Morocco’s Istiqlal Party representing Beni Mellal, submitted her resignation from the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 21 October, TelQuel Arabi reports. She acted on the instructions of Istiqlal secretary-general Nizar Baraka and was reportedly pressured to do so, according to the media outlet’s sources.

Her resignation comes amid government negotiations in which Istiqlal is taking part. The party had sought ministerial posts in the discussions, according to an article published by TelQuel on 7 October (Istiqlal’s government negotiations).

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