In a statement released on October 11, 2022, the leadership of Morocco’s majority coalition announced that it has decided to nominate Sidi Mohamed Oueld Errachid from the Istiqlal Party to serve as the next president of the House of Councillors for the second half of the chamber’s legislative term.
The decision comes in accordance with Article 63 of the constitution, which stipulates that the president of the House of Councillors, bureau members, and chairs and offices of the standing committees shall be elected at the start of the legislative term and again at the midpoint of the chamber’s legislative mandate.
Meanwhile, King Mohammed VI will chair the opening of Parliament’s new legislative session, delivering a speech to both chambers in a traditional annual ceremony.
