Morocco’s King Mohammed VI will deliver the inaugural royal speech at the opening of parliament’s autumn session via videoconference on Friday, according to a statement by the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery.
The Moroccan monarch’s speech will be broadcast from the Royal Palace in Rabat for the first time ever as the kingdom fights a spike in the coronavirus pandemic.
The session will be attended by a limited number of officials including the chairmen of the parliamentary groups and members of the various committees of the two Chambers of parliament.
As parliament returns, lawmakers will be legislating on many important issues, including the upcoming elections.
So far, Morocco registered a total of 137,248 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2,410 deaths.
