Morocco's legislative and administrative framework of elections improved, meeting

Transparency Morocco and Democracy Reporting International consider that the legislative and administrative framework for the organisation of the 2009 communal elections has achieved a progress in relation to the institutional framework of the previous elections, according to Transparency Morocco secretary-general, Rachid Filali Méknassi.

    However, Filali Meknassi said, Wednesday during a press conference on the results of Transparency International's 2009 Global Corruption Barometer and the assessment of the legislative and administrative framework of the organisation of the communal elections, that "a number of issues deserve a better handling".

    In this regard, he underlined the importance of the quick publication of detailed results of elections, and the need for candidates to disclose their expenditures not only in case of disputes but also at the end of the campaign, along with setting up a legal framework for neutrally observing elections.

    Chairman of the Council of Competition and President of the Central Authority for the Prevention of Corruption (ICPC), Abdeslam Aboudrar, said the results of the corruption barometer makes it possible to assess the situation of corruption comparable with the results of the previous years.

    He stressed the need to prepare a strategy and a plan of action against corruption, especially where corruption is widespread.

    He noted that the ICPC is preparing, in collaboration with the government, parliament and follow-up and control bodies, a national integrity system which embraces all major structural reforms as well as the plans of action.

    The 2009 Barometer is a global public opinion survey that reflects the views of more than 73,000 people from 69 countries and territories around the world with regard to corruption.

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