Moroccan Parliament backs end of MINURSO mandate
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MAP
Both chambers of the Moroccan Parliament welcomed the 30 October royal statement on the Sahara and the Kingdom’s diplomatic efforts. Parliamentarians described the end of MINURSO’s mandate as a major step and reaffirmed their support for the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty, MAP reports.
Moroccan MPs and councillors on Monday supported the end of MINURSO’s mandate, the UN mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire in the Sahara. Meeting in a joint plenary session, they welcomed the Royal Cabinet statement of 30 October and the efforts of Moroccan diplomacy, according to the MAP news agency.
Moroccan parliamentarians said that the non-renewal of the mandate, 35 years after the mission was established, would end its presence on the ground. They reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to the ceasefire and its sovereignty over the Sahara, while presenting the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty as the basis for resolving the conflict.
They also noted that 11 countries had voted in favour of the latest draft UN Security Council resolution. In their view, this position forms part of the process launched by Resolution 2797 of 31 October 2025, which placed the autonomy initiative at the centre of the solution advocated by Rabat.
The parliamentary session came after the end of MINURSO’s mandate in the Sahara, announced on 30 October, and after the two Houses debated developments in the Sahara issue on 31 October.
