00:00A final campaign push before Morocco's legislative elections get underway on Wednesday is being met with scepticism.
00:09Candidates have been promising reform, including more jobs and better public services.
00:15But wary of broken promises, voters aren't convinced the politicians are working for them.
00:23I hope that the candidates who will be leading the next phase will be at the level of meeting the
00:29expectations of the entire Moroccan population, regardless of its classes.
00:37Some voters say politicians belong to another class, removed from the concerns of everyday people and focused on lining their
00:46own pockets.
00:48They're not working for the citizens. They only know how to give false promises that only work for their benefit.
00:56We should introduce a law that stipulates that any party that doesn't win a minimum of five seats should be
01:03disbanded because these parties get a lot of funds from the state but have no credibility.
01:10These are the first elections since youth-led protests swept the country last year.
01:15They also come weeks after thousands of young Moroccans flooded into Spain in search of a better life.
01:25The phase we're living now is a real turning point.
01:29Today there's a necessity to consolidate all these public policies and all these strategies that are in place and are
01:36very important.
01:40With many citizens questioning the value of their vote, Ben Hamou says political parties need to meet the moment and
01:49deliver for the electorate.
01:56Political parties are an important mechanism. They're key players in the political and public life.
02:09They should change their culture, their methods, their approach, but should also evolve as an elite who must address a
02:17society that's changing.
02:21Last year's protests motivated several young candidates to run, but people aged 18 to 24 account for just 4%
02:31of registered voters, despite making up 12% of the population.
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