La question de la participation de la jeunesse au travail politique fait régulièrement surface dans le monde et dans le Sud, où la prépondérance démographique des jeunes rend leur implication dans la vie des instances particulièrement importante. Qu’implique donc, concrètement, au quotidien, l’exercice de la fonction d’élu local dans une mégapole du Sud comme Casablanca ? Comment peut-on restaurer une confiance parfois érodée entre instances municipales et administrés ? Quelles compétences tirées du privé peuvent-elles être placées au service des institutions publiques ? C’est à ces questions qu’a répondu Oumaima El Idrissi, vice-présidente du conseil d’arrondissement d’Anfa.
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