Local poll: 33 percent of candidates have secondary education level

Some 33 percent of candidates to the local elections, to be held September 12 in Morocco, have a secondary education level.

Figures disclosed by the interior department on candidates' social and cultural profiles show that 20 percent of candidates have a fundamental educational level.

Only 18 percent of these candidates have a university level.

Some 122,658 candidates mostly representing political parties, will vie for 23,689 seats in local urban and rural councils throughout Morocco.

At professional level, 22.61 of these candidates are wage-earners, 17.87 are farmers, 11.67 are craftsmen and 10.41 percent are tradesmen.

Teachers account for 8.23 percent of candidates, while 8.82 of them are civil servants and 3.59 are students.