Rabat, Morocco (TMT)- Morocco’s head of the government has been moved to tears when giving a speech in light of Morocco’s celebration of Labor day yesterday.
Benkirane broke down into tears as soon as he heard a man shouting from the stands, “we really love you Benkirane [RAk 3ziz a Benkirane].”
Right after hearing the aformentioned words, Benkirane became visibly emotional, before shouting back in a more emotional tone, “you all glorify me, may God glorify you all. [ Antouma kat 3azouni, Allah i3azkoum], to then break down into tears.
As the man started sobbing, the crowd started shouting in his support.
Benkirane then wiped his tears and said in an emotional tone,” we took on the political field, since day one, in good faith in God. We are humans and we are prone to making mistakes like all humans, though we try as much as possible to not fall into temptations.”
“Listen, I have been in this field for the last 40 years of my career, and if God decreed that we would sacrifice the most important things in our life, including passing away for your [the Moroccan people] sake, then we’ll accept our destiny, for god’s sake,” Benkirane said in an emotional tone.
On social media, Moroccans were caught divided vis-à-vis Benkirane’s emotional reaction.
A chunk called the man a double-faced politician, referring to the tears he shed as “a crocodile’s tears,” stressing that “Benkirane should fight rampant corruption and cronyism in Morocco instead of sobbing like a woman, otherwise he should resign.”
Another chunk said that “Benkirane is doing his best given the difficult circumstances and environment in Morocco, further stressing that “he is the best head of government in the history of Morocco since independence.”
A tiny minority on the other hand went against the tide and wondered about the reason behind “Benkirane cracking down like this,” suggesting that “maybe he felt he will be subject to a political assassination in the upcoming days, exactly like when his friend Abdellah Baha was subject to one a little over than one year ago.”
The Moroccan Times.
