Rabat – HM King Mohammed VI presided, on Friday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, over a Council of Ministers, during which two draft organic laws, the general outlines of the 2012 draft appropriation bill, three decree projects in the military field, as well as a number of international agreements, were adopted.
The Council of Ministers ratified the draft organic law on the House of Representatives, in accordance with articles 60, 62 and 176 of the new Constitution, a statement of the Royal Cabinet says.
The draft law devotes 90 seats in the national electoral constituency to guarantee an appropriate representation of women (60 seats) and youth under 40 years (30 seats).
It also sets the threshold for election to the national electoral constituency at three percent.
In order to rationalize electoral mandates, the draft law institutes an incompatibility between deputy¹s mandate and the exercise of any governmental function or the presidency of a regional council.
The draft law provides for the adoption of the national identity card as a unique piece for participation in the vote, as well as the removal of the voter card and its replacement by a written notice indicating the polling station of the voter.
As part of measures aiming at raising the moral standards during elections, the draft organic law includes an increase in certain custodial sentences, and a revaluation of financial penalties applicable to offenses committed during the election campaign and the different electoral process.
It also provides for the deposition of any deputy who violates the legal provisions relating to the financing of the election campaign, as well as any member who gives up the party on whose behalf he stands for election, or the parliamentary group to which he belongs.
The Council of Ministers also adopted the draft organic law on political parties.
Subsequently, the Minister of Economy and Finance made a presentation on the general outlines of the 2012 draft appropriation bill.
The Minister said that this draft bill is meant to implement the provisions of the new Constitution on the basis of a new economic and social incentive encouraging productive investment, entrepreneurial leadership and free enterprise by facilitating access to all citizens to useful education, income generating jobs, efficient medical coverage, decent housing and a healthy environment, while ensuring the preservation of macroeconomic stability.
He said that the draft bill has three priority goals:
– Continuing and deepening the major constitutional reforms, as well as strengthening good governance principles and mechanisms.
– Consolidating the foundations of a strong and sustainable growth in a stable macroeconomic framework, notably through maintaining public and private investment, and enhancing the attractiveness and competitiveness of the national economy, improving the conditions of its funding, supporting the internal and external demand for Moroccan products, and promoting export.
– Improving citizens¹ access to services and basic facilities as part of a social policy of solidarity.
The Council also adopted three draft decrees on the organization of the Administration of National Defense, the creation of a general branch for information systems security and the setting up of a strategic commission in the same area, as well as fixing the pay of soldiers of the Royal Armed Forces who are paid monthly.
The Council ratified a series of multilateral international agreements on the support for joint Arab action, the fight against corruption, the optional protocols and conventions relating to the international covenant on civil and political rights, the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as bilateral agreements on judicial and economic cooperation in the field of air services.
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