Rabat  — HM King Mohammed VI sent a congratulatory message to Abdeslam Laâziz, who was re-elected on Sunday secretary-general of the Ittihadi national congress party.

HM the King congratulated Laâziz on his re-election and on the renewal by the party's militants of their trust in him, "in recognition of his vast political and partisan experience and his distinguished militant career."

He also wished him success in leading the party towards consolidating its standing on the national scene and adhering, alongside the other political parties and the nation's stakeholders, to the collective national effort to consolidate the democratic and development model and defend the nation's best interests.