Plea in Laâyoune for harmonisation

Participants in the communal dialogue on the organic laws of territorial collectivities, organised on Tuesday in Laâyoune, called for the harmonisation of the Communal Charter with the provisions of the new constitution. The speakers at this meeting, organised by the Moroccan Association of Presidents and Commune Councils, pleaded in favour of expanding the prerogatives of commune presidents, reforming the method of their election, and for more financial means to allow local collectivities to fully assume their mission in accordance with the new Constitution. Concerning the financing mechanisms of territorial collectivities, the participants, notably presidents of local communes falling under the regions of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, and Guelmim-Es Smara, called for revising the laws governing the distribution of revenue and credits, opening up to other cre…