Improving Party Structures in Morocco

In Morocco, the Popular Movement (MP) and Constitutional Union (UC) parties initiated and implemented measures to increase the roles and responsibilities of their regional branches, which would enable more local control and improved citizen outreach. UC changed the directive of its regional councils from solely deliberative bodies to the main decision-making bodies in the region. Reaffirming the party’s commitment to improved citizen outreach, MP’s secretary-general publicly urged its regional branches to improve internal organization, explaining that effective citizen outreach takes place at the regional and local levels but cannot be conducted effectively if party branch offices are not appropriately structured and organized.