King Mohammed VI sent a warm congratulatory message on Wednesday to Ahmed Touizi following his election as Speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament. In the royal telegram, the Sovereign praised the trust placed in Touizi by fellow lawmakers and highlighted his long-standing parliamentary experience as a strong foundation for the responsibilities ahead.
The vote comes as the House completes the formation of its governing bureau for the opening year of the twelfth legislature, whose first session the King himself inaugurated only days earlier. Parliamentary groups had also just settled the distribution of standing committee chairs among the various political blocs, closing out the institutional set-up of the new term.
In his message, the monarch expressed hope that the newly elected Speaker, drawing on his parliamentary background, would work alongside all members of the chamber to improve and speed up both legislative output and oversight functions, always placing the nation’s higher interest above any partisan calculation. The King underlined the need for an effective lower house capable of accompanying the country’s major reform drives, from the overhaul of the social protection system to advanced regionalization and ongoing economic transformation projects.
The telegram closed with a prayer that God would guide the new Speaker and all members of the council in carrying out their duties in service of the country.
Touizi’s election to head the House of Representatives marks the start of a new institutional phase, coming at a time when Morocco’s parliament is expected to examine a series of sensitive legislative files against a fast-shifting regional and international backdrop. Political observers note that the new bureau’s ability to bring together the chamber’s different political sensitivities will weigh heavily on how smoothly the rest of the legislative term unfolds.
Such royal correspondence, in keeping with long-standing practice, reflects the Sovereign’s continued attention to the smooth functioning of representative institutions and to consolidating Morocco’s democratic life, in line with the constitutional framework in place since 2011.