The Moroccan government has announced that the country will return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on September 20. The decision comes in response to a petition in which more than 300,000 people complained of ‘social jetlag.’
Outgoing Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said that daylight saving time (GMT plus one hour) would be abolished to meet citizens’ demands. The change takes place three days before the parliamentary election on September 23, leading some observers to suspect populist motives.
Daylight saving time was introduced in Morocco in 2018 to align the clock more closely with key trading partners such as Spain and France. Supporters of the petition argue that the constant time shift does not match the country’s geographical location and often leads to ‘social jetlag.’
Source: www.faz.net
