House of Representatives (Morocco)

House of Representatives

مجلس النواب
ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Established1956
Leadership
Rachid Talbi Alami, RNI
since 9 October 2021
Structure
Seats395
Current Structure of the House of Representatives
Political groups
Government (267)
  •   RNI (102)
  •   PAM (86)
  •   PI (79)[1]

Confidence and supply (23)[2][3]

Opposition (105)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation; 305 seats elected in geographical multi-seat districts, 90 seats reserved for women elected by regional lists.
Last election
8 September 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Rabat, Morocco
Website
www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/en
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The House of Representatives (Arabic: مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِ [maʒ.li.su‿n.nu.wːaːb], Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ, romanized: Asqqim n imura) is one of the two chambers—the other of which is the House of Councillors—of the Moroccan Parliament. The House of Representatives has 395 members elected for five-year terms, 305 of whom are elected in multi-seat constituencies, and 90 of whom are elected in two national lists dedicated to promote gender equality and national youth.

History

The Justice and Development Party (PJD) remained the largest party, winning 125 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, a gain of 18 seats compared to the 2011 elections.[7][8] The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won 102 seats, and the rest of the seats were split among smaller parties.

Aziz Akhannouch's National Rally of Independents won the most seats (102), up 65 from the previous election.[9] With 87 members, the liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party lost 15 seats to finish in second place. With 81 seats overall, the center-right Istiqlal Party moved up to third place after gaining 35 seats.[10] The ruling Justice and Development Party lost 112 seats overall as a result of the election, winning just 13 seats.[11][12]

On 24 January 2023, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would set a level of “adequate knowledge” of Tamazight as a condition for obtaining Moroccan citizenship.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guelmim : Abderrahim Bouaida récupère son siège au Parlement". Maroc Hebdo. 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Groupes et groupements parlementaires au titre de la 11ème législature 2021-2026". Chambredesrepresentants.ma. 13 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. ^ "Les députés de l'UC et du MDS intègrent officiellement la majorité parlementaire". Le Matin.ma. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ "Elections législatives partielles: La revanche de l'UC à Sidi Bennour , H24info". 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Elections partielles à Al Hoceima et Médiouna : Quatre partis remportent le scrutin". Maroc Hebdo. 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Les résultats des élections partielles". Medias24. 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Islamist PJD party wins Morocco poll". BBC News. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  8. ^ "Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party wins 107 seats". Al Arabiya English. 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  9. ^ "Morocco's ruling party suffers crushing defeat to liberal rivals". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  10. ^ "The Return of Liberals to Power in the Moroccan General Elections | The Washington Institute". www.washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  11. ^ "Islamists suffer crushing defeat in Moroccan parliamentary elections". France 24. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  12. ^ Alami, Aida; Casey, Nicholas (2021-09-09). "Islamists See Big Losses in Moroccan Parliamentary Elections". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  13. ^ Aamari, Oussama. "House of Representatives Sets Amazigh as Condition to Obtain Moroccan Citizenship". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  14. ^ "Morocco adds Tamazight as new prerequisite to obtaining Moroccan nationality for non Arabic speakers". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

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