Rabat, Morocco (TMT)- Some candidates belonging to the Federation of the Democratic Left (well known under its French acronym FGD) promised Moroccans to give up their monthly salaries, including all other forms of indemnity, if they win their parliamentarian seat in the wake of the on-door parliamentarian elections.
FGD parliamentarian Mustapha Azazar (featured image) signed an official commitment (Iltizam), committing himself to give up his monthly salary, pension, and all forms of other indemnities to local NGOs.
Last year, a huge controversy erupted in Morocco regarding parliamentarians monthly salaries and pensions following a statement by Charafat Afilal, the Moroccan Minister Delegate in Charge of Water to the Minister of Energy, when saying live on TV that “the pensions represent a very trivial amount of money (Jouj Franks in Moroccan Darija),” even though the amount is all but trivial for mainstream Moroccans. In fact, the minimum pension received by a parliamentarian stands currently at 5,000 MAD per month, a sum way above the average salary in Morocco, estimated around MAD 2500.
The Moroccan Times.
