The ticket of Chakib Alj and Khalid Bachiri is the sole declared candidate for the presidency of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), the country's main employers' union. The candidacy period for the upcoming election closed on April 15, 2026, with no other lists submitted.
Chakib Alj, the current president of the CGEM's Casablanca-Settat regional council, is running for the presidency, with Khalid Bachiri, a prominent businessman and former president of the Moroccan Association of Textile and Apparel Industries (AMITH), as his proposed vice-president. The election is scheduled for April 23, 2026, during the CGEM's General Assembly.
The CGEM presidency is a highly influential position in Moroccan economic policy. The outgoing president, Chakib Alj's predecessor, had held the role for multiple terms. The unopposed candidacy of the Tazi-Bachiri ticket suggests a consensus within the organization's leadership ahead of the vote.
