Rabat, Morocco(TMT)- In an interview given yesterday night to Chada FM radio channel, Morocco’s head of the government Abdellilah Benkirane said that he “did not relinquish his prerogative powers as head of the government,” prerogatives that came along the newly adopted 2011 constitution.
“I came [to power]taking into account a factual context established for centuries, which is that this country has been, and still, has a king as its president, the highest authority in the kingdom.”
“This said, either we can cooperate [he used the Arabic word التعاون], or we are here to collide [he used the Arabic word التنازع], and God is calling us to cooperate in righteousness and piety [he used the verse from the holy Quran تعاونوا على البر والتقوى], and He [God] forbids us from disputing and [thus] loosing courage and [then] our strength would depart [he used the verse from the holy Quran ولا تنازعوا فتفشل ريحكم],” Benkirane stressed.
“We are cooperating and when I don’t agree with the King on something, I share it with him and try to make him understand, and we don’t always agree,” Benkirane further noted.
“My relation with king Mohammed VI is very good. It is normal that from time to time some little problems may arise as was the case with the Amendis dossier, but when such problems arise, we do get over them,” Benkirane added.
“My legitimacy as head of the government is based both on the Moroccan people choosing us [the PJD party], and King Mohammed VI appointing me as head of the government,” Benkirane stressed.
“If the Moroccan people do not want me anymore, I’ll leave the office,” Benkirane said.
“And if King Mohammed VI does not want me anymore, I’ll leave the office too,” Benkirane said.
“But we have to acknowledge that Morocco is a positive exception in the region. Let’s be honest with ourselves and acknowledge that the head of the government is one of the reasons which lead to this positive exception,” Morocco’s head of the government added.
The Moroccan Times.
