The economic impact of COVID-19 could force the Moroccan government to delay upcoming elections, which would raise the risk of social unrest and rare public scrutiny on the country’s elected and unelected officials. Morocco is currently scheduled to hold parliamentary and local elections in the summer and fall of 2021. Some Moroccan political parties have pushed for delaying elections in favor of forming a national salvation government that can more deftly handle the country’s pandemic-induced economic crisis, while other parties support holding the ballot on time, arguing that such stressful circumstances require the stability of regular elections. In August, Morocco’s three majority parties argued that postponing the elections would save the government an estimated $300 million. Opposition parties, on the other hand, have publicly pushed to hold the elections on time regardless of COVID-19, citing the need to inject greater public confidence in the Moroccan political process.