Morocco World News/ Maghreb Intelligence
Rabat, February 21, 2012
The Embassy of France in Rabat arouses desires in the people around President Nicolas Sarkozy. When Bruno Joubert, ambassador to Morocco since late 2009, was named ambassador to the Vatican, several names for his successor began circulating at the Quai d’Orsay.
It is Andre Parant, the current Mr. Africa president, who seems most likely to occupy this office, but nothing has been decided yet. At the Elysee, they prefer to wait and gauge the intentions of the Moroccans who have not yet named an ambassador to Paris, since Mustapha Sahel was called back to Rabat to occupy the prestigious post of royal adviser. Rabat, which will closely follow the presidential elections in France, prefers to name its next ambassador after the elections.
Because if Sarkozy sends one of the people around him as ambassador to Morocco and then he is not reelected, the new President shall certainly replace him. The Embassy of Rabat is strategic for the Elysée.
Translated by Jaouad Maniani and edited by Benjamin Villanti
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