Youth unemployment, living costs and public services are key issues before the September 23 vote.
![Volunteers from Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) distribute campaign leaflets ahead of the September 23 legislative election [Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260910__C7WU3JV__v1__MidRes__MoroccoVoteParliament-1789565326.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Lekjaa’s decision to join a political party has fuelled speculation about his political ambitions.
![Fouzi Lekjaa, Morocco’s budget minister and a senior government figure, is among the prominent political figures whose future role could be shaped by the outcome of the September 23 parliamentary election. [Alex Pantling/FIFA via Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2283953445-1786268144.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The trip highlights how Paris and Rabat are turning a diplomatic rapprochement into a broader strategic partnership.
![The French prime minister's first official foreign trip highlights how Paris and Rabat are translating a diplomatic rapprochement into deeper cooperation on security, defence and investment [Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2278672333-1784118281.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
