Government and power in Morocco

Who leads Morocco, how the World Bank's governance indicators score it, how many women sit in parliament and government, what the state spends and taxes, and the official bodies that hold power to account. System of government: Unitary constitutional monarchy.

Who leads Morocco?

• Head of state: Mohammed VI (Roi du Maroc)
• Head of government: Aziz Akhannouch (Chef du Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc)
• Foreign minister: Nasser Bourita (Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération africaine et des Marocains résidant à l'Etranger du Royaume du Maroc)

Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Governance scores

The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators combine surveys of households and firms with assessments by public, private and non-governmental bodies. Each score runs from 0 to 100; higher means the sources rate governance better. They measure perceptions, and each has a margin of error.

Voice and accountability

Measures how far citizens can choose their government, and freedom of expression, association and the media.

Political stability and absence of violence

Measures the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism.

Government effectiveness

Measures the quality of public services and the civil service, and how independent they are from political pressure.

Regulatory quality

Measures the government's ability to make and carry out policies that let the private sector develop.

Rule of law

Measures confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.

Control of corruption

Measures how far public power is used for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and "capture" of the state by elites.

Official bodies that hold power in Morocco

Government

• Head of Government
  Publishes Government Council communiqués, decisions and policy statements.
• Morocco national portal
  Publishes official news, royal speeches and information on institutions.

Parliament

• House of Representatives
  Publishes plenary sessions, bills, questions and the list of deputies.
• House of Councillors
  Publishes sessions, legislation and membership of the upper chamber.

Courts

• Constitutional Court
  Publishes decisions on the constitutionality of laws and on parliamentary election disputes.

Public audit

• Court of Accounts
  Publishes annual reports and audits of public bodies and party finances.

Ombudsman

• Ombudsman of the Kingdom
  Publishes annual reports on complaints against public administration.

Access to information

• Commission for the Right of Access to Information (CDAI)
  Oversees Law 31-13, receives complaints from requesters and publishes guidance and request forms.

Public contracts

• Public procurement portal
  Publishes tender notices, award results and procurement programmes of Moroccan public buyers.

Laws and the official gazette

• General Secretariat of the Government
  Publishes the Bulletin officiel and the database of Moroccan legislation.

Government below the national level

• Regions (12): Regional council directly elected for six years; council elects its president. A wali appointed by the King represents the state
• Prefectures (urban) and provinces (rural) (75): Council elected indirectly by commune councillors; governor appointed by the King
• Communes (urban and rural, about 1,500): Council (11–61 members; 81–131 in big cities with districts) directly elected for six years; council elects its president (mayor)
• State officials below the governor: Pasha (in towns) and caïd (in rural circles) appointed by the Interior Ministry; sheikhs and moqaddems are auxiliary agents of authority recruited by the ministry

How local power works in Morocco

Places in Morocco

• The 50 largest cities
• Official statistics for Morocco

Sources

• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and accountability (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70f2804fd1e2…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Political stability and absence of violence (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1317de0c85e1…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Government effectiveness (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a775e808dc65…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Regulatory quality (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83b57e36ff8c…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Rule of law (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0bccc3c054e8…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of corruption (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b15a5340cdd…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Seats held by women in national parliament (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ae1dc13981a…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Women in ministerial positions (SG.GEN.MNST.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a4e448a5b8bd…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Central government spending (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 808094019f50…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Tax revenue (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08c94b750f31…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Military spending (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7f6913a783b…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Armed forces personnel (MS.MIL.TOTL.P1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4663c743ba…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Statistical Performance Indicator (overall score) (IQ.SPI.OVRL), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08ac7cde9129…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Births registered (SP.REG.BRTH.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f8d443034ba7…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: People using the internet (IT.NET.USER.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0d78dc658329…)

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