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Les travaux de la session ordinaire du Conseil communal de Fès, tenus ce jeudi matin, ont été marqués par une vive tension à l’intérieur de la salle des réunions, suite à la protestation de plusieurs habitants du quartier Al-Hassani. Ces derniers ont exprimé leurs revendications liées à la situation du quartier lors d’une intervention concomitante à la tenue de la session, adressant des critiques directes et virulentes au président du Conseil communal, Abdessalam El Bekkali.
Tensions during the Fez Municipal Council session… residents of Al-Hassani neighborhood confront the mayor and demand an end to marginalization.
Proceedings of the ordinary session of the Fez Municipal Council, held on Thursday morning, were marked by heightened tension inside the meeting hall following protests by several residents of the Al-Hassani neighborhood. The protesters voiced their demands related to the neighborhood’s conditions during an intervention that coincided with the session, directing sharp and direct criticism at the Council President, Abdessalam El Bekkali.
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Les protesters, who filled the sides of the hall, raised sheets symbolizing their pending demands and chanted strong slogans calling for an end to what they described as “injustice and marginalization” suffered by their area. According to footage captured on camera, anger reached its peak as residents demanded that the mayor honor promises that, they said, had remained unfulfilled for more than nine months without any tangible change on the ground.
The protesters, who crowded the sides of the hall, raised papers symbolizing their outstanding demands and chanted strong slogans calling for an end to what they termed “injustice and marginalization” affecting their area. As documented by camera footage, tensions peaked when residents demanded that the mayor fulfill promises that have gone unmet for more than nine months, with no visible change on the ground.
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La session n’a pas été exempte d’échanges verbaux tendus, les manifestants tentant de faire entendre directement leur voix au maire, estimant que a policy of “turning a deaf ear” was no longer acceptable given the deterioration of infrastructure and basic services in the neighborhood. They stressed that their patience had run out, holding the municipal council fully responsible for the state of “developmental stagnation” experienced by Al-Hassani compared to other neighborhoods in the city.
The session was not free of heated verbal exchanges, as protesters sought to directly address the mayor, arguing that a policy of “turning a deaf ear” was no longer acceptable in light of the deterioration of infrastructure and basic services in the neighborhood. They emphasized that their patience had run out, holding the municipal council fully responsible for the “developmental stagnation” affecting Al-Hassani compared to other areas of the city.
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Ce mouvement de protestation a entraîné une suspension temporaire et forcée des travaux de la session, amid attempts by some council members to calm the situation. However, protesters remained steadfast in their demand for “clear answers” and a “specific timetable” to lift isolation from their neighborhood and provide the necessary facilities.
This protest led to a temporary and forced suspension of the session’s proceedings, amid attempts by some council members to defuse tensions. Protesters, however, remained firm in their demand for “clear answers” and a “specific timetable” to end their neighborhood’s isolation and provide essential facilities.
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Cette mobilisation intervient dans un contexte de growing criticism of the current municipal council’s management of Fez, particularly regarding issues affecting marginalized neighborhoods and those suffering from a lack of basic services. This places Mayor El Bekkali and his majority before a real test to restore the trust of the city’s residents.
This mobilization comes amid growing criticism of the current municipal council’s management of Fez, particularly on issues related to marginalized neighborhoods and those suffering from a shortage of basic services, placing Mayor El Bekkali and his majority before a real test to regain public trust.
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Source : Fès News Media
