The House of Councilors enacted unanimously a project bill about Moroccan nationality

The House of Councilors adopted unanimously last Tuesday, January 31, 2023 a project bill number 1.58.250 during a legislative session in the presence of Minister of Justice Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi, about enacting the Moroccan nationality bill.

Minister of Justice, during his presentation of the bill, has confirmed that this bill has come in the context of safe implementation of the constitution provisions which have made of Amazigh the official language of the state, as the single article of the adopted bill stipulates conditions for naturalization, in addition to regular residence and the remaining conditions, which have become among conditions such as language qualifications in both Arabic and Amazigh or in one of them.

Minister Ouahbi has clarified that the project bill has also come to cope with desire to activate official aspect of Amazigh, and guarantee respect of the constitution regulations in force, especially when the matter concerns basic rights and freedoms recognized internationally.