"Political Messi": Benkirane Turns the Tables on the Prime Minister... and Mansouri Responds Like This!

"Political Maneuvering": Benkirane Turns the Tables on the Prime Minister... and Mansouri Responds This Way!

Behind the scenes of the government consultations led by Prime Minister-designate Fatima Al-Zahra Al-Mansouri, there were notable developments and widespread controversy following the refusal of the Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party, Abdelilah Benkirane, to go to the headquarters of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) to hold an official dialogue session. Benkirane insisted that Mansouri come to his home in Rabat for the meeting, justifying this by noting that he is a former head of government and that political and ethical norms require visiting former heads of government to seek their counsel, while emphasizing that his party had already decided to align itself with the opposition and remain outside the government.

In response, Fatima Al-Zahra Al-Mansouri emphasized that her party’s approach is based on democratic communication with all parties represented in parliament on an equal footing, while respecting each party’s independence and freedom to accept or reject dialogue. For their part, officials from the Authenticity and Modernity Party stressed that Benkirane’s condition regarding the venue of the meeting is a custom he himself created and that the party will not comply with it, while meetings and discussions continue with other political factions to form a parliamentary majority and define the parameters of the anticipated governing coalition.