Is Tangier heading to elect a new mayor after the vacancy of Mounir Laymouri's position? – Youm 24

The arrest of Mounir Laymouri, the Mayor of Tangier, against the backdrop of judicial investigations related to the irregularities that marred the recent electoral process in the city, has brought back to the fore the question of the fate of the Tangier mayoralty: Does the arrest of the mayor lead to declaring his position vacant and calling for the election of a new president for the communal council?
By referring to the organic law related to territorial collectivities, we find that it regulated this situation explicitly, but it did not make mere arrest an immediate reason for the president of the commune to cease exercising his duties, but rather stipulated that the duration of the arrest must exceed six months.
Article 20 of the law stipulates that the president of the council and his deputies are considered in a situation of cessation of their duties in eight cases, which are: deat…