What lies behind the absence of Fatima Zahra Mansouri and Mehdi Bensaid from the latest Government Council?

Developments regarding the latest government meeting before the election

The headquarters of the Presidency of the Government hosted, this Thursday, the last Government Council before the launch of the electoral campaign for the legislative elections. The meeting took on a special character given its sensitive timing, preceding a change in the country’s political map.

Notable absence of two prominent figures within the government

Contrary to expectations, this concluding meeting recorded the absence of both Fatima Zahra Mansouri, Minister of National Territory Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy, and Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication. This double absence of two ministers belonging to the same political party has raised many questions in political and media circles.

The significance of the timing and election preparations

This council comes at a time when government members are preoccupied with the logistical and organizational arrangements for the election campaign. While observers believe the ministers’ absence may be linked to pressing partisan commitments coinciding with the start of election preparations, others see their absence from the final government meeting as carrying specific political messages or reflecting their total engagement in the electoral field, far from routine government work.

It should be noted that the current government is preparing to pass the torch after the end of this term, as national circles await the results of the legislative elections that will determine the next ministerial composition. The sudden absence of the two aforementioned ministers remains the most prominent event that dominated the behind-the-scenes of this final ministerial meeting.