Istiqlal would put a conflict-of-interest bill before Parliament among its first measures if it finishes first in the legislative elections, party chief Nizar Baraka told a campaign rally in Larache.
“If Moroccans vote for us and the Istiqlal Party comes first, we will start by presenting a bill dedicated to conflicts of interest and submit it to Parliament,” Baraka told hundreds of people gathered from communes across Larache province and Ksar El Kebir.
The pledge came as the Istiqlal leader pressed his party’s anti-corruption pitch ahead of the Sept 23 vote, tying the proposed legislation to what he said was a need to rebuild public trust.
Baraka also promised measures against rent-seeking and corruption and spoke of protecting purchasing power, alongside what the party describes as greater energy, food and water sovereignty.
Jobs, families and public services figured in the Larache pitch, but Baraka drew a line on the future of schools and hospitals.
“We are against the privatization of education and against the privatization of health in Morocco,” he said.
He instead called for better public hospitals and schools and stronger public services in rural areas, where the party says territorial and social disparities remain a concern.
Baraka said an Istiqlal-led government would seek to “restore Moroccans’ confidence in their country.”
