00:00Morocco's campaign for parliamentary elections kicked off Thursday, with 27 political parties vying for 395 seats in the House of
00:08Representatives ahead of September 23rd vote.
00:12More than 15.8 million voters are registered for the elections, which will determine the make-up of the lower
00:18chamber of parliament.
00:19Campaigning will continue until midnight Tuesday, September 22, with voters heading to the polls the following day.
00:25Ligging economic development and youth unemployment are in the spotlights after tens of thousands of people, predominantly Moroccans, cross into
00:33the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July in a massive migrant rush.
00:38The party is in the running for Pa hope to tap into these frustrations, even with political disinterest high among
00:45the young.
00:46Only about 3% of those registered to vote are aged 18 to 24.
00:50Nearly 16 million people have registered to elect 395 members of the House of Representatives on September 23rd.
00:58Morocco's Prime Minister, currently Aziza Akanouch, is appointed by the king from the party that wins the most seats.
01:05Several political parties have now rolled out their programmes on social media, but Moroccan media outlets have questioned some of
01:12the pledges in their campaigns.
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