2023-06-02 18:37:00
Friday, June 2, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Rabat – The parliament’s participation in the 28th edition of the Rabat International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL 2023) is a way for this institution to show its responsible openness and also to establish direct contact with visitors to the Fair , which promotes the consolidation of the achievements of parliamentary work and also contributes to sharpening political awareness among citizens.
This year, the presence of the two chambers of parliament at this annual cultural meeting takes place in a context marked by a resolute commitment by the parliamentary institution to enshrine transparency, to promote the effective materialization of the right of access to information and also to provide easily accessible information to all on its composition, structures, prerogatives and its fundamental role in the promotion of democratic practice.
As evidenced by its pavilion at the SIEL in Rabat, which is experiencing a significant influx of visitors, among others, researchers, academics, intellectuals or even political and institutional actors, in addition to students and pupils who thus discover the work of parliament in through its archives, editions and activities as well as explanations given by officials of both chambers.
An invitation to discovery and knowledge also favored by the design of the pavilion and its authenticity with a stand reserved for the House of Representatives and another for the House of Councilors and in the middle, a model of the dome of the parliament.
In this pavilion, the visitor can access the editions of the parliament concerning the legislative production or the results of the work of the two chambers of the parliament as well as publications containing the speeches of HM King Mohammed VI delivered to parliamentarians during the opening ceremonies. sessions between 1999 and 2019, in addition to publications reserved for government programs and a general guide to parliamentary deliberations during the period 1965 to 2002.
Better still, the pavilion provides visitors, especially researchers, with access to an easily downloadable application which makes it possible to consult the legislative production while giving access to the portal of the parliament designed in five languages (Arabic, Amazigh, French, English and Spanish) , to the general satisfaction of visitors.
Also on the menu are brochures in Arabic and French which provide information on the roles, prerogatives and composition of the two chambers of parliament, in addition to the work of the permanent parliamentary committees, parliamentary groups and groups, as well as information on the history of the parliament since its inception.
Visitors also have the privilege of consulting fairly old reports and documents from parliamentary committees such as that of the finance, planning and regional development committee on the bill relating to the organization of public accounting and the creation of the order of chartered accountants during the April 1992 session, the report of this same commission on the 1980 finance bill or the report of the commission for justice, legislation, human rights rights and the civil service on the draft rules of procedure for the House of Representatives during the October 1994 session.
In addition, the pavilion has a conference room equipped with an interactive screen exposing everything concerning the legislative aspect and the activity of the parliamentary committees, the beating heart of the parliament. The room also presents extracts from royal speeches given at the opening of the legislative sessions of October 2011 and October 2021 as well as extracts from the royal speeches of the late sovereign HM King Hassan II during the opening of the legislative session of December 1997 and during the legislative year 1963-1964.
The pavilion also exhibits the portraits of the presidents of the two chambers of parliament as well as photos of the plenary sessions dating from the first legislature 1963-1965 to the 11th legislature 2021-2026.
In a statement to MAP, the Speaker of the House of Councillors, Naama Mayara affirmed that this participation of the parliament in the SIEL of Rabat aims to make all Moroccans discover the role of the parliamentary institution as a legislative power. .
“This pavilion is an illustration of democracy aimed at explaining to the general public, especially children, parliamentary activity within the framework of an edition of SIEL which gives pride of place to Moroccan culture through the book”, a- he underlined during his visit to the pavilion in the company of the first president of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Hanine and in the presence of the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid.
As for the visitors, in particular the researchers, the students and the pupils, present in large numbers in this pavilion since the kick-off of this 28th edition of the SIEL of Rabat, they do not hide their satisfaction, saluting the parliament for its openness and its civic communication.
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