The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) unveiled its election platform in Rabat during a meeting chaired by its First Secretary, Driss Lachgar, attended by members of the party’s Political Bureau and numerous USFP candidates running in the September 23 legislative elections.
On the economic front, the Rose Party has set ambitious targets. Its platform notably aims to create 250,000 jobs in industry and 500,000 jobs overall by leveraging the economic momentum generated by the 2030 World Cup. It also seeks to increase industrial exports by 40% and generate at least 1.5 additional percentage points of economic growth per year.
On the labor market, the USFP aims to gradually reduce the unemployment rate to 8%, compared with around 13% currently, while raising women’s labor force participation rate to 30%, up from approximately 19% today.
The socialist party also wants the middle class to benefit more from the fruits of economic growth, under the slogan of a Morocco moving forward at “one speed.” To this end, it proposes redirecting part of public investment toward regions facing the largest development deficits in order to reduce territorial disparities.
The platform also provides for a financial support scheme targeting around 100,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as part of a new investment support policy.
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On taxation, the USFP proposes reducing the tax burden on salaried income by 10% and reiterates its commitment to combating the rent-based economy. Its platform also calls for structural reforms in healthcare, public education and agriculture.
“Corruption is a red line in our strategy,” party officials said, adding that promoting women’s rights, strengthening justice and deepening democracy are also among their priorities.
Speaking to Le360, Driss Lachgar said his party had put forward “specific proposals” for political and institutional reforms aimed, he explained, at “preserving the country’s institutional balance.”
“We have proposed economic measures, both in their macroeconomic dimension, presented by our colleague Khaoula, and in terms of their impact on society, with the aim of combating the high cost of living and establishing equitable development. This involves multiple initiatives, particularly wage increases, for which we have determined the rates,” he said.
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The USFP’s First Secretary also said the party had costed its proposals and identified their sources of funding.
“For each area, we have identified the funding sources for the measures we are proposing. We did not simply put forward dreams and wishful thinking. Our proposals are based on scientific and realistic foundations,” he insisted.
Lachgar also criticised the development model pursued over recent decades.
“If we have succeeded at the macroeconomic level during this quarter century of successive governments, I can say that we have not yet succeeded in steering our project toward truly equitable development, whether territorially or for citizens,” he said.
Political analyst Ali Ghanbouri, for his part, believes the platform bears the ideological imprint of the Socialist Union and is built around a central principle: fairness in development.
“Development today must be equitable. It must benefit all regions and all Moroccans,” he said.
Ghanbouri also stressed the need to combat poverty and territorial disparities.
“We can no longer accept a Morocco where the number of people living in poverty increases every year. Nor can we accept that eight regions remain on the sidelines of the development momentum the country is experiencing,” he concluded.
