Hamid Chabat

Istiqlal Party Parliamentarians Demand Departure of Hamid Chabat

Rabat - Arab Today

After a group of Istiqlal Party (PI) members have denounced what they called the “individual decisions” of the party’s Secretary General, Hamid Chabat, calling for change to “restore the position of the party in Morocco’s political scene,” a large majority of Istiqlal parliamentarians issued a communiqué disowning Hamid Chabat and supporting the group of 14 dissidents of the Executive Committee,Read more

Top Istiqlal Party Members Denounce Chabat’s ‘Individual Decisions’ Against Other Members

Rabat - Arab Today

A group of Istiqlal Party (PI) members have denounced what they called the “individual decisions” of the party’s Secretary General, Hamid Chabat, calling for change to “restore the position of the party in Morocco’s [political scene.]” In a joint communiqué, issued on Saturday morning and signed by 14 out of 26 members of the IP’s executive board, the party membersRead more

Istiqlal Party Reiterates Demand to Join Government Coalition

Rabat - Arab Today

The Istiqlal Party (PI) has renewed its demand to join the government coalition following the replacement of Abdelilah Benkirane by Saad Eddine El Othmani as Head of Government. “The PI has expressed its desire to be among the majority parties in the coalition government. We still uphold the same decision,” said Mohammed Soussi, a member of the PI’s executive board,Read more

Hamid Chabat Files Complaints Against 2M TV and Medi 1 TV

Rabat - Arab Today

Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party (PI), Hamid Chabat, has filed complaintsto Morocco’s High Authority for Audio-visual Communication (HACA) against both 2M and Medi1, the PI newspaper Al Alam reported on Thursday. Al Alam explained that the official complaints followed his allegations that the two channels contravened the national visual media regulations. Al Alam noted that in the complaints, “ChabatRead more

Nizar Baraka Calls upon Istiqlal Party to Endorse Self-Criticism

Rabat - Arab Today

Member of the Istiqlal Party, Nizar Baraka, called upon the Istiqlal Party member to undertake “courageous self-criticism” to save the party. Baraka urged his party members to make the next congress, set to be held in March, a “moment of reconciliation.” In an article published in the daily newspaper, Assabah, Baraka discussed the issues facing his party following the manyRead more

Petroleum group of Morocco Denounces Chabat’s Rumors about Akhannouch

Rabat - Arab Today

Petroleum group of Morocco (GPM) came together on Monday to object to Istiqal Party (IP) Secretary General Hamid Chabat’s recent accusations against Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture, in what they called a “blatant ignorance of Morocco’s price standards.” GPM’s meeting on Monday rejected Chabat’s comments on the State subsidy for butane gas, saying that he intended “to spread false informationRead more

Chabat Suspends Baddou, Ghellab and Hjira from Istiqlal Party

Rabat - Arab Today

Taoufik Hjira, Karim Ghellab and Yasmina Baddou have been suspended for 18 months by the Disciplinary Committee of the Istiqlal Party (IP) on February 9. Taoufik Hjira, president of the National Council of Istiqlal, and two members of the party’s executive committee, Karim Ghellab and Yasmina Baddou, were suspended for 18 months. Charges against the three included “violation of partyRead more

Ministry of Interior Denounces Istiqlal Party Article Accusing State of Murder

Casablanca - Arab Today

The Ministry of Interior released a statement Friday denouncing the “allegations” raised in an article published by the Istiqlal Party (IP) that accused the “deep state” of murdering two politicians, saying that it has opened an investigation into the remarks. The IP published an article on its official website on February 8, titled “What do they want from the SecretaryRead more

Moroccan Ministry of Interior Files Lawsuit Against Chabat

Casablanca - Arab Today

The Ministry of Interior decided on February 9 to file a lawsuit against the accusations of the Secretary-General of the Independent Party (PI), Hamid Chabat, that the “deep state” murdered two politicians. In an article shared in the PI’s official website that created controversy in Morocco, the state was accused of orchestrating the assassination of two prominent politicians, Ahmed ZaidiRead more

Chabat’s Statement Continues to Cause Issues for Morocco

Casablanca - Arab Today

Taeib Fassi Fihri, the advisor to King Mohammed VI, has said that Hamid Chabat’s statement about the territorial integrity of Mauritania created problems for the Moroccan diplomats to the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The statements of Independence Party’s (IP) Secretary-General, Hamid Chabat, that created controversy in Morocco and threatened to exacerbate the strained relation between Morocco and MauritaniaRead more