The electronic newspaper Hespress learned that pre-emptive moves were being made by one of the well-known factions in the Istiqlal Party to set the tone for the 18th National Congress and control it even before it began. Fifteen buses arrived in Bouznika coming from the city of Laayoune, carrying hundreds of people loyal to the influential man in the party, Hamdi Ould Errachid. .
According to data obtained by the newspaper from leadership sources in the party, the more than 700 people “are not conference attendees,” which represented a source of doubt and doubt about “the reason for their presence at the conference venue.”
According to the same sources, the main purpose of Hamdi Ould Rachid’s movement bringing this large number of people and buses from the city of Laayoune is “to influence the conference and the normal conduct of its work,” highlighting that there are “attempts to circumvent the organizing committee and bring them into the conference in devious ways.”
A source who did not wish to be named confirmed that the moves signed by Hamdi Ould Rachid’s movement on the morning of the first day of the conference “show that there is an intention to spoil the date,” which leaves matters open to all possibilities.
According to the same data, the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region has 105 members in the National Council, in addition to the rest of the congressmen, whose total number is 315 members, most of whom came on flights from Laayoune Airport, which raises doubts in this regard.
According to the same sources, the 15 buses, each carrying 50 people from Laayoune, aimed to control the balance and rhythm of the conference, as the Ould Rachid movement insists on electing members of the Executive Committee through the list, which is met with widespread rejection in the party and places Baraka in great embarrassment.
According to what Hespress witnessed at the Moulay Rachid Complex for Youth and Childhood in Bouznika, which will host the activities of the 18th National Congress of the Istiqlal Party, there is a state of intense anticipation for the arrival of congress attendees in preparation for the opening session.
