Congress Vice-President and Rapporteur on the South-Med Partnership, Xavier Cadoret (France, SOC/G/PD), welcomed the positive dynamic in Morocco in strengthening women’s political participation as elected representatives, following the September 2021 elections. 

"Gender equality and women's participation are essential conditions for any democratic, just and peaceful society, and I can only applaud this development, notwithstanding the many challenges that remain," he stressed at the opening of a seminar to support newly elected women in Moroccan territorial councils.

The seminar was held in Casablanca (Morocco) from 18 to 20 February 2022 and was co-organised by the Congress and the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), in co-operation with the Moroccan Women's Democratic Association (ADFM), the Moroccan associations of local and regional authorities and the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior. It was focused on leadership, advocacy, communication and networking as key factors in strengthening the role of women elected representatives at territorial level, both in Morocco and beyond, and in combating sexist attitudes, as well as gender-based discrimination and violence.

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