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Internal disputes within Moroccan National Press Union

Overview

The National Press Union of Morocco (SNPM) is facing significant internal friction and administrative challenges. Eleven members of the union’s executive office have called for a correction of the organization’s direction, citing a lack of transparency, management irregularities, and disputes regarding National Press Council elections and judicial rulings.

This internal dissent has expanded to include journalists from Morocco’s three southern regions—Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, and Guelmim-Oued Noun. These professionals signed a petition accusing the union leadership of using southern branches as “political tools to serve personal interests” during electoral campaigns.

Parallel to these leadership disputes, the union has raised alarms regarding the stability of the media sector. Following an emergency meeting in Casablanca, the SNPM warned that new criteria for public subsidies could lead to media company exclusions, resulting in job losses and increased professional precariousness.

Entities

Morocco · Rabat · National Press Syndicate · Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab · Guelmim-Oued Noun

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Moroccan National Press Union warns of job losses and internal disputes

    The National Press Union of Morocco is warning that upcoming public subsidy changes threaten media jobs, while internal leadership disputes and election controversies divide the union's executive office.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Moroccan journalists reject use of southern provinces in union politics

    Journalists in Morocco's southern regions have signed a petition rejecting the use of their branches in the political and electoral campaigns of the National Press Syndicate's president.

Sources

assafir24.ma · atlas24.ma · oujda7.ma