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House of Councillors to examine government programme on Wednesday

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Morocco’s House of Councillors will hold a plenary session on Wednesday at 11am to examine the 2026–2031 government programme presented on Monday by the head of government. The meeting marks a new stage in the parliamentary review of the programme, La Vie éco reports.

Morocco’s House of Councillors is due to examine the 2026–2031 government programme presented by Head of Government Fatima-Zahra El Mansouri on Wednesday, reports Lavieeco. The session follows the presentation of the programme on 19 October.

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