Morocco’s public broadcaster has placed Tamazight television and radio inside its official coverage plan for the September 23, 2026 legislative elections, presenting multilingual access as part of the public-service mission around the vote.
Le360, citing an SNRT statement, reported that the National Radio and Television Company is mobilizing its channels and radio stations for the campaign, election day and results coverage. The plan includes Al Aoula, Tamazight TV, National Radio and Amazigh Radio.
The coverage is described as combining news, analysis, explanation and public-awareness programming while following rules on political pluralism, fairness and balance during the campaign period.
Tamazight in campaign and results programming
According to the report, party interventions are being broadcast through Al Aoula and Tamazight TV as well as the national and Amazigh radio services under the legal framework governing public audiovisual media during election campaigns.
SNRT’s plan also includes election-night programming on Al Aoula and Tamazight TV, with special broadcasts to follow official results and provide analysis. The broadcaster says multilingual reporting will include Arabic, Amazigh, French and Spanish news material, alongside sign-language access in selected bulletins.
On Tamazight TV, the campaign-related programming includes “The Road to the 2026 Legislative Elections” and other discussion programs. Amazigh Radio has also devoted programs to citizenship, democratic participation, youth engagement and electoral issues.
Public media and language access
For Amazigh-language advocates, election coverage is one of the places where official recognition becomes visible to citizens. Public media can either narrow political information to dominant-language audiences or make campaign rules, party platforms and results accessible across linguistic communities.
The current plan comes during an election campaign in which Amazigh officialization is itself part of the political debate. Civil society groups have urged parties to make measurable commitments on Tamazight in schools, courts, administration, transport and media.
The practical test for SNRT will be whether Tamazight coverage is prominent, timely and substantively equal, rather than treated as a symbolic add-on. Election night on September 23 will be the clearest measure of how multilingual public-service coverage works in practice.