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Morocco
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Kingdom of Morocco |
Parliamentary |
November 14, 1997 |
At stake
in this election:
- 325 seats in the House of
Representatives
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Description
of government structure:
- Sovereign: King HASSAN II
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
Abdellahi FIFALI
- Constitutional reforms require
that Morocco's current unicameral legislature,
composed of a 333-seat House of Representatives,
be replaced by a bicameral legislature.
- Morocco's newly formed bicameral legislature is
composed of the House of Representatives and the
Chamber of Advisors.
- The House of Representatives has
325 directly elected members serving five-year
terms.
- The Chamber of Advisors has 275
members serving nine-year terms.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party: Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP)
Leader: Mohamed EL YAZGHI, Abderrahmane EL
YOUSSEFI
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: 58
Seats won in this election: 57
- Party: Constitutional Union (UC)
Leader: Abdellatif SEMLALI
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: 63
Seats won in this election: 50
- Party: National Rally of Independents (RNI)
Leader: Ahmed OSMAN
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: 41
Seats won in this election: 46
- Party: Popular
Movement (MP)
Leader: Mohamed LAENSER
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: 51
Seats won in this election: 40
- Party: Independence Party (Istiqlal)
Leader: Mohamed BOUCETTA, Mohamed DOUIRI
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: 52
Seats won in this election: 32
- Party: Democratic and Social Movement (MDS)
Leader: Mahmoud ARCHANE
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: 0
Seats won in this election: 32
- Party: Popular National Movement (MNP)
Leader: Mahjoubi AHERDANE
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: Not available due to political party
restructuring
Seats won in this election: 19
- Party: Other Parties
Leader: Not applicable
Seats held after last House of Representatives
election: Not available due to political party
restructuring
Seats won in this election: 49 (all parties won
10 seats or less)
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Direct elections for two-thirds of
the seats in the House of Representatives were
held on June 25, 1993. The remaining seats were
filled by indirect election on September 17,
1993.
- By-elections were
held on April 26, 1994, to fill vacancies in the
House of Representatives.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 27,700,000 (1996
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: Number of
registered voters: 12,000,000 (estimate)
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Of Interest:
- The elections to
the House of Representatives were a result of
constitutional revisions that created a bicameral
parliament.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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