Rabat -

With the success of the new Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, in his formation of a tripartite alliance supported by a wide majority in the House of Representatives, observers and analysts believe that Moroccans are on a date with a strong and stable government, and at the same time, comfortable for the royal palace.

The government majority, announced by Akhannouch today, Wednesday, includes the National Rally of Independents (the leader of the coalition), which has 102 seats in parliament, the Authenticity and Modernity Party with 86 seats, and Al-Istiqlal with 81 seats.

Thus, the government coalition has 269 seats in the Moroccan House of Representatives, out of a total of 395 seats.

King Mohammed VI appointed Aziz Akhannouch as prime minister on the tenth of September, and assigned him to form it after his party, the Rally of the Liberals, won the elections.

Akhannouch said - during his announcement of the government coalition - that the three parties succeeded by a large majority in persuading the voters, as expressed by the ballot boxes, and that their electoral programs intersect and will form the basis for a strong and viable government program.

Secretary-General of the Independence Party Nizar Baraka (Al Jazeera)

State and local coordination

The announced alliance did not contravene expectations, as its features appeared last week during the phases of electing council presidents and members, as an agreement was made between the first three parties leading the elections to coordinate to form a majority within the elected councils, and among them the presidency of the councils of cities, regions and governorates was distributed.

In a joint communiqué, the three parties called on their electors to "adhere to this trend and abide by the decision adopted by the party leaders, within the limits of openness to the rest of the other political components."

The Secretary-General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, Abdel Latif Wehbe, who became part of the government coalition for the first time since its founding (Al-Jazeera)

lineups

The Authenticity and Modernity Party, which is participating for the first time in the government since its founding 10 years ago, stipulated that its participation be real and genuine, taking into account its political size and its position as an intellectual and political force.

In turn, the Istiqlal Party's National Council - which sat in the ranks of the opposition in the expired term - authorized its Secretary-General to conduct negotiations with the party's Executive Committee in a way that ensures a balanced participation on the basis of its political and electoral strength and adherence to its electoral program.

The Socialist Union of Popular Forces - which came fourth in the elections - came out empty-handed, after it was expected to be part of the government coalition.

In recent days, the party - and its symbol the rose - has sent signals expressing its willingness to participate in the government in the event that it receives an acceptable offer, an offer that it did not receive, to announce last night that it is lining up in the opposition.

The appointed head of government and the Secretary-General of the National Rally of Independents party during the announcement of the government alliance (Al-Jazeera)

paradoxes

Political analysts recorded a number of paradoxes that characterized the formation of the new government alliance, the most important of which was the exclusion of the bloc that was used by the head of the National Rally of Independents, Aziz Akhannouch, in his negotiations with Abdelilah Benkirane during the formation of the second government led by Islamists, in exchange for the entry of two parties that were in the opposition.

After the results of the 2016 elections were announced, Akhannouch formed a bloc with the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, the Constitutional Union and the Popular Movement, to impose a collective entry into the government in exchange for excluding independence from it.

Which was rejected by Benkirane at the time, which caused a state of political stalemate that lasted for 5 months and ended with the expulsion of Benkirane from heading the government and the appointment of Saad Eddin El Othmani as his successor, and the entry of the Quartet bloc to the government.

The majority is stable and comfortable

With the new tripartite alliance, Ismail Hammoudi, professor of political science at the University of Fez, believes - in an interview with Al Jazeera Net - that the government majority consisting of 3 parties will establish a stable and comfortable government for the palace, as well as strong in number.

But he said that "on the other hand, it will continue to be pursued by the great electoral corruption that the September 8 elections witnessed and by the dominance of money and dignitaries."

As for the law professor at the University of Casablanca, Omar Al-Sharqawi, he considered the formation of the government from 3 parties as a "positive indicator", pointing out - in his speech to Al Jazeera Net - that "since the rotation government led by the late Abdel Rahman Al-Youssoufi, Morocco has not witnessed a mini-government coalition. Considering that this coalition is This will be reflected in the efficiency and effectiveness of the performance.

Cherkaoui explained that the alliance of the three parties in the government and in the elected councils of cities, regions and regions "is a feature that has not occurred in the history of Morocco, and that would achieve homogeneity between the center and the elected councils," noting that this homogeneity "will prevent the government majority from hiding behind any justifications to justify the lack of success."


scattered opposition

While the first three parties that came out on top in the elections announced entering into a government coalition, the other parties (124 seats) remained in the opposition.

The so-called "administrative parties" - which used to participate in governments - found themselves in the position of the opposition, after they did not receive any offer to enter the government coalition.

The Progress and Socialism Party (21 seats) had announced with the start of the initial consultations that it would line up in the opposition, and the Justice and Development Party (13 seats) and the Left Federation (one seat) announced their alignment in the opposition since the election results appeared.

Professor of Law, Al-Sharqawi, believes that the opposition in the coming years will be scattered, as it includes parties from the right and the left;

Islamic and secular, national and administrative.

In his view, this mixture will make it difficult for the opposition to harmonize, but it is likely that it will be based on 3 political forces, namely the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, Progress and Socialism, and Justice and Development, pointing out that these parties will soon hold their conferences and change their leaders, which may reflect on their political performance.

However, Ismail Hammoudi believes that the "scattered" opposition will find it difficult to fulfill its roles, because the candidates of most of the parties who arrived in parliament belong to the dignitaries, not experienced politicians.

He concluded that the street and social media will play the role of the opposition in the next five years, not the parties in Parliament.