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Ma'a Al-Ainin questions elite children's competence
The article discusses the phenomenon of the candidacy of notable families' children in Moroccan legislative elections, where this trend is linked to a long history of forming political and social elites around influential families and prominent figures who played a key role in managing local affairs and maintaining relationships and loyalties within regions and tribes. The researcher Sidi Ali Maâ El Ainine interprets the continuation of this phenomenon not merely as a form of electoral rent, but as an integral part of Moroccan society's structure and political history. He explains that families invested in the education of their children to assume leadership roles, which contributes to the perpetuation of influence and social connections. He emphasizes that political parties, including Islamic and leftist ones, heavily rely on family or organizational networks, especially given the decline of unions’ influence and the weakening of leftist ideologies. This situation leads voters sometimes to support individuals and families rather than political programs. The main issue highlighted is that this pattern fosters public disillusionment with political engagement and restricts voting choices to certain figures and families, potentially undermining the legitimacy and credibility of the electoral process.
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