Moroccan King Seeks to Secure Key Stocks After Pandemic Woes

In this photo released by the Royal Palace, front row Morocco's King Mohammed VI, center, accompanied by the Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, 4th right, and his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, 5th right, poses with all members of the new government of Morocco at the Royal Palace in Fez, Morocco, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. 4th left is the new prime minister Aziz Akhannouch the president of the National Rally of Independents party (RNI), winner of the legislative elections. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP)

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By Associated Press

October 8, 2021 at 7:21 AM UTC

Updated on

October 8, 2021 at 5:48 PM UTC

Rabat, Morocco (AP) -- Inaugurating Morocco's new parliament, King Mohammed VI called Friday for a new national system to manage essential food, medicine and energy stocks after major disruptions caused by the pandemic.

The speech came a day after the king appointed a new government made up of a coalition of liberal and conservative parties and led by a billionaire businessman. The new parliament and government are the result of elections last month that ousted Islamists who had dominated the legislature and run the government for a decade.