What if the Moroccan prime minister was to resign? He would definitely free himself and his party from the unimaginably large pressures and constraints. However, he will be adding increasing burdens to a still emerging political experience. When socialist leader, Abdel Rahman al-Youssifi – who had preceded Abdelilah Benkirane at the post of Prime Minister – resigned from political work, this had negative implications on the situation of the party and the country. The resignation of the Justice and Development party's secretary general will most probably have an even bigger effect. This is a mere assumption based on the present difficult circumstances. All those who are familiar with the Moroccan prime minister have pondered his statement as he said that governments usually resign for less tragic reasons, in reference to the killing of 40 persons in a tragic traffic accident. People thought that he might have considered a resignation regardless of whether this possibility was a weak one or whether it was actually warranted by the ongoing conflict around and within the government. Morocco has only experienced political figures' and ministers' resignation in some rare instances. Indeed, the constitutional experts thought that the prime ministers' and ministers' resignations can be more effective, if terms such as sacking or dispensation are used, since they grant the higher references a wider margin of action to contain the crises. Things now seem different in light of the new constitution's indications. This is not because the resigning of the prime minister automatically leads to the departure of all the ministers at once; but rather because the executive apparatus is now born from the voting ballots and it has to be based on a supportive parliamentary majority. Thus, any ministerial crisis, including one that is structural or passing, must now be dealt with through a political reference that preserves the democratic path and proceeds forward on the path of the major changes. If political work was to turn into a way to create crises, it will surely turn into a painful exercise. Through his intuition and equally constant cautiousness vis-à-vis the changing atmosphere, the Moroccan prime minister preceded the natural warning signs that include a dark sky and headwinds. He presented his apology to the Moroccan Monarch, King Mohammad VI, and to his consultants. This was an unprecedented first. The reason for this apology consisted of him being quoted in some distorted statements, indicating that the chemistry was missing between the prime ministry and the palace's consultants. However, those people who are aware of the hidden aspects believe it is unlikely that any statement – no matter how strong it is – can actually dampen the atmosphere and call for an apology. Indeed, words can be taken back and replaced by other ones; while actions alone prove good or bad intentions. It is still too soon to tell whether Morocco is going through a political or governmental crisis. In politics, just like medicine, a patient needs no surgery if he is merely suffering from a cold. Nothing is more effective that to push one's adversary into carrying out an unexpected act. There is a close connection between the prime ministers' apology and his talk about governments' resignations for less dangerous reasons. What Benkirane is alluding to might turn into a reality, as he might revoke any responsibility he might be bearing, while dealing with the current phase. Indeed, the distance between the Justice and Development party and the opposition is neither wide nor unlikely. No one has an interest in the failure of a process that is bringing everybody together, in order to share responsibility without any distinction, alienation, or marginalization. Had this matter not been an urgent one, the American Ambassador to Rabat, Samuel Kaplan, would have not bothered to defend the current cabinet. The ambassador's message did not come from a void. It also cannot be described as representing any kind of “tutelage", as long as the voting ballots are responsible for pushing the moderate Moroccan Islamists to the governmental front. The Americans and their European partners cannot but submit to this desire. What the Moroccan prime minister has so far failed to say or do is what really matters. The language of signs is the most eloquent language for the Sufi worshippers. Morocco did not lose its former cloak, in order for it to form political parties.
