00:00Moroccans voted on Wednesday in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns over the cost of living, jobs and inequality,
00:08with many voters also expressing deep distrust of political parties.
00:13Preliminary results are expected overnight.
00:16Almost 16 million people are registered to elect 395 members of Morocco's House of Representatives.
00:24It is this electoral process that will allow us to know if the parties running in these legislative elections will
00:31bring something new,
00:32both at the local and regional levels.
00:37May God make their tasks easy for the candidates.
00:40May they take our votes into account and help us and help the country.
00:44The election is being led by the Central Right National Rally of Independence, or RNI, which has a governing coalition.
00:51Its main rival is the Authenticity and Modernity Party, known as PAM, another center-right group with close ties to
00:58the Royal Palace.
00:59Both parties are campaigning on jobs, higher wages and greater purchasing power,
01:03as voters weigh the government's record against growing public frustration.
