Yes, Moroccans' worst nightmare took place and Abbas al-Fassi ,the winning Istiqlal Party's leader,was appointed as the new PM. The king made the right decision by appointing a PM from the winning party but the choice of Abbas al-Fassi brought back some bitter memories.
Moroccans were hoping to see the current transportation minister, Ghellab, or Tourism minister, Adil Diouri, as the new PM given their achievements at their respective ministries, in addition to their relative young age and their short history of mingling in the largely mistrusted Moroccan political sphere.
Abbas al-Fassi is more known for the infamous Annajat fictious employment contract than for any achievemnt in his previous governmental appointments. Few years ago,He was in charge of managing a large contract with an Emirati Cruise ship, where more than 34000 young Moroccans applied and paid more than 1000 Dirhams for medical tests and miscellaneous fees before the company vanished from the face of the earth. Several disillusioned young men committed suicide and Abbas al-Fassi refused to resign or even apologize for the failing operation. Since then, he has been constantly under the mercy of independent press criticism.
Ironically enough, Abbas al-Fassi promises Moroccans this week to reduce the unemployment rate to 7% from 11%. This certainly promises an interesting 5-year term.
Even worse, the seasoned politician symbolizes the return of an old impotent and corrupt political generation.
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This is democratic rule....
Lah yehfedna !
the nightmare he's in to form a new cabinet is somehow making me feel good ^^ and i have a feeling he not gonna last five years... he's gonna fail and we will have a technocrat again.
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