This article lists political parties in Morocco.

Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 has had a multi-party system

Multi-party system

A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...

 since independence in 1956 with numerous parties ranging in ideology from the far-left to Islamists. The Moroccan electoral system leads the political parties

Political Parties

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 to seek coalition government

Coalition government

A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...

s. However, both the post of Prime Minister and other four main government ministers are appointed by the King of Morocco.

Since Morocco considers the disputed territory of Western Sahara

Western Sahara

Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...

 to be its annexed

Annexation

Annexation is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity . Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities, barring physical size...

 Southern Provinces

Southern Provinces

The Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara are the terms used by Morocco for Western Sahara, in reference to the part of Western Sahara that lies to the west of the Moroccan Berm...

, the political parties are also active in those parts of the territory under Moroccan control.

Parties represented in the Parliament elected in 2007

The most recent parliamentary elections took place in Morocco on 7 September 2007

Moroccan parliamentary election, 2007

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 7 September 2007, the second of King Mohammed VI's reign. Voter turnout was estimated to be 37%, the lowest in Moroccan political history. There were 33 different parties and 13 independent candidates competing for 325 assembly seats...

, the next ones will take place on 25 November 2011

Moroccan parliamentary election, 2011

An early parliamentary election was held in Morocco on 25 November 2011, brought forward from 2012 and then postponed from 7 October 2011.Public protests as part of the Arab Spring in February 2011 led King Mohammed VI to announce an early election, a process of constitutional reform granting new...

• common parliamentary group of the National Rally of Independents
  National Rally of Independents
  The National Rally of Independents is a political party in Morocco, founded in 1978 by former Prime Minister Ahmed Osman, husband of a sister of King Hassan II....
  
   (Rassemblement National des Indépendents, At-Tajammoe Al-Watani Lil-Ahrar) and the Authenticity and Modernity Party
  Authenticity and Modernity Party
  The Authenticity and Modernity Party is a Moroccan political party founded by former interior minister Fouad Ali El Himma on 10 August 2008. It is reportedly an attempt by King Mohammed VI's allies to create a strong political party to strengthen his power in Morocco.A number of political parties...
  
   (Parti de l'authenticité et de la modernité, a 2008 merger between the Covenant Party, the Environment and Development Party
  Environment and Development Party
  The Environment and Development Party was a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 2 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 2.9% of the votes and 5 out of 325 seats.It merged into the...
  
  , the Alliance of Liberties
  Alliance of Liberties
  The Alliance of Liberties was a political party in Morocco.In the legislative elections of 27 September 2002, the party won 4 out of 325 seats...
  
   and the Citizenship and Development Initiative
  Citizenship and Development Initiative
  The Citizenship and Development Initiative is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did win out of 325 seats....
  
  )
• Independence Party (Hizb al-Istiqlal/Parti de l'Indépendance)
• Justice and Development Party
  Justice and Development Party (Morocco)
  The Justice and Development Party is the largest opposition political party in Morocco. The PJD advocates Islamism and Islamic democracy.-History:...
  
   (Parti de la Justice et du Développement, Hizb Al-Adala Wa At-tanmia)
• People's Movement (Mouvement Populaire, Alharaka ashaabia), a 25 March 2006 merger between:
  • People's Movement (Mouvement Populaire)
  • National Popular Movement
    National Popular Movement
    The National Popular Movement is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 18 out of 325 seats....
    
     (Mouvement National Populaire, Alharaka alwatania ashaabia)
  • Democratic Union
    Democratic Union (Morocco)
    The Democratic Union is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, September 27, 2002, the party won ten out of 325 seats....
    
     (Union démocratique)
• Socialist Union of Popular Forces
  Socialist Union of Popular Forces
  The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, is a social democratic political party in Morocco...
  
   (Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, Al ittihad alishtiraki lilqowati ashaabia)
• Constitutional Union
  Constitutional Union (Morocco)
  The Constitutional Union is a liberal conservative political party in Morocco, aligned with the ruling monarchy.The party is a full member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Dakar Congress in 2003....
  
   (Union Constitutionelle, Al-Ittihad Ad-dostori)
• Modernist Left Pole, comprising three parties:
  • Party of Progress and Socialism
    Party of Progress and Socialism
    The Party of Progress and Socialism is a political party in Morocco. The party was founded by Ali Yata in 1974.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats...
    
     (Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme, Hizbo attaqadomi wa alishtirakia)
  • Front of Democratic Forces
    Front of Democratic Forces
    The Front of Democratic Forces is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats....
    
     (Front des Forces Démocratiques, Jabhato alqiwa addimoqratia), 1997 splinter from the Party of Progress and Socialism
    Party of Progress and Socialism
    The Party of Progress and Socialism is a political party in Morocco. The party was founded by Ali Yata in 1974.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats...
    
    
  • Labour Party
    Labour Party (Morocco)
    The Labour Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 5 out of 325 seats. It won 4 out of 395 seats in the parliamentary election, held in 25 November 2011....
    
     (Parti travailliste, Hizb al’amali), splinter from the Socialist Union of Popular Forces
    Socialist Union of Popular Forces
    The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, is a social democratic political party in Morocco...
    
    
• National Democratic Party
  National Democratic Party (Morocco)
  The National Democratic Party is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the Al Ahd 14 out of 325 seats.It decided to merge into the...
  
   (Parti National-Démocrate) - in electoral alliance in 2007 with the Covenant Party
• Democratic and Social Movement
  Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)
  The Democratic and Social Movement is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 7 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats....
  
   (Mouvement Démocratique et Social, Alharaka addimoqratia wa ashabia)
• Alliance of the Democratic Left, electoral alliance in 2007 and 2009, afterwards a more political platform:
  • National Congress Party
    National Congress Party (Morocco)
    The National Congress Party is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 1 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, that won 6 seats....
    
     (Parti du Congrès National Ittihadi, Hizbo almotamari alwatani Ittihadi)
  • Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party (Parti de l'Avant-garde Démocratique Socialiste)
  • United Socialist Party (Parti de la Gauche Socialiste Unifiée, Hizbo alyassari alishtiraki almotahid)
• Party of Renewal and Equity
  Party of Renewal and Equity
  The Party of Renewal and Equity is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 4 out of 325 seats....
  
   (Parti du Renouveau et de l'Équité)
• Socialist Party
  Socialist Party (Morocco)
  The Socialist Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did win 2 out of 325 seats....
  
   (Parti Socialiste), splinter from the National Congress Party
  National Congress Party (Morocco)
  The National Congress Party is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 1 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, that won 6 seats....
  
  
• Moroccan Union for Democracy
  Moroccan Union for Democracy
  The Moroccan Union for Democracy is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did win 2 out of 325 seats....
  
   (Union Marocaine pour la Démocratie)
• Citizens' Forces
  Citizens' Forces
  The Citizens' Forces is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 2 out of 325 seats. At the turning of 2005, it went into an alliance with the PJD....
  
   (Forces Citoyennes, Alqiwa alwatania)
• Party of Renaissance and Virtue
  Party of Renaissance and Virtue
  The Party of Renaissance and Virtue is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 1 out of 325 seats....
  
   (Parti de la renaissance et de la vertu, Hizb en-nahda wal fadila), 2006 splinter from the Justice and Development Party
  Justice and Development Party (Morocco)
  The Justice and Development Party is the largest opposition political party in Morocco. The PJD advocates Islamism and Islamic democracy.-History:...
  
  

Parties represented in the 2002 parliament, no longer after the 2007 elections

• Reform and Development Party
  Reform and Development Party
  The Reform and Development Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 3 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....
  
   (Parti de la Réforme et du Développement, Hizbo alisslahi wa attanmia)
• Moroccan Liberal Party
  Moroccan Liberal Party
  The Liberal Moroccan Party is a political party in Morocco.It was established in March 2002 as a splinter from the Constitutional Union Party by the attorney Mohammed Ziane, former delegate Minister for Human Rights in the Abdellatif Filali government, 1994-1998.In the parliamentary election held...
  
   (Parti Marocain Libéral, Alhizbo almaghribi allibirali)
• Democratic Independence Party
  Democratic Independence Party
  The Democratic Independence Party is a political party in Morocco established in 1946, initially a splinter group from Istiqlal Party, the party lost its 2 last seats at the 2007 elections....
  
   (Parti Démocratique et de l'Indépendance, Hizbo ashoura wa alistiqlal)
• Democratic Socialist Party
  Democratic Socialist Party (Morocco)
  The Democratic Socialist Party is a political party in Morocco.The Democratic Socialist Party is a split from the Organisation de l'Action Démocratique Populaire in 1996 over the constitutional referendum held in September....
  
   (Parti Socialiste Démocratique)

Parties not represented in the 2002 parliament, that took part in the 2007 elections without winning any seat

• Action Party
  Action Party (Morocco)
  The Action Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....
  
   (Parti de l'Action)
• Social Centre Party
  Social Centre Party
  The Social Centre Party is a political party in Morocco.During the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....
  
   (Parti du Centre Social)
• Party of Hope
  Party of Hope
  The Party of Hope is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....
  
   (Parti de l'Espoir)
• Party of al-Badil al-Hadari
  Party of al-Badil al-Hadari
  The Party of al-Badil al-Hadari is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats. Secretary-General: Mostafa Lmouatassime Deputy Secretary-General: Zahira Brini...
  
   (parti de l'alternative civilisationnelle), administratively dissolved in 2008
• Renaissance Party (Parti Annahda)
• Party of Liberty and Social Justice
  Party of Liberty and Social Justice
  The Party of Liberty and Social Justice is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....
  
   (Parti de la Liberté et de la Justice Sociale)

Other parties

• Annahj Addimocrati
  Annahj Addimocrati
  Annahj Addimocrati in Arabic) is a Marxist political movement officially recognized in Morocco. Constituted in 1995, it is the successor to the Marxist-Leninist Moroccan Movement and principally the organization "Ila Al Amame" , which militated clandestinely.The MMLM, born at the beginning of the...
  
   (never took part to any election)
• Amazigh Moroccan Democratic Party
  Izigzawen
  Parti écologiste marocain - Izigzawen , is the new self-denomination of the Berberist Moroccan Parti démocrate amazigh marocain or Moroccan Amazight Democrat Party, launched in 2005, banned in November 2007 and judicially dissolved in April 2008...
  
   (Parti Démocratique Morocain Amazigh, PDAM, judicially dissolved and recreated under the denomination Izigzawen
  Izigzawen
  Parti écologiste marocain - Izigzawen , is the new self-denomination of the Berberist Moroccan Parti démocrate amazigh marocain or Moroccan Amazight Democrat Party, launched in 2005, banned in November 2007 and judicially dissolved in April 2008...
  
  )

Political parties established between 1940 and 1970

	Name in English	Name in French	Abbreviation	Name in Arabic	Ideology	Establishment	General Secretary
	Istiqlal Party Istiqlal Party The Istiqlal or Independence Party is a political party in Morocco...	Parti de l'istiqlal	PI	حزب الاستقلال	conservatism Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism... , nationalism Nationalism Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...	1943	Abbas El Fassi Abbas El Fassi Abbas El Fassi was the Prime Minister of Morocco from 19 September 2007 to 29 November 2011. El Fassi, a member of the Istiqlal Party, replaced independent Driss Jettou.El Fassi was born in Berkane, Morocco on September 18, 1940...
	Democratic Independence Party Democratic Independence Party The Democratic Independence Party is a political party in Morocco established in 1946, initially a splinter group from Istiqlal Party, the party lost its 2 last seats at the 2007 elections....	Parti démocratique et de l'indépendance Parti de la Choura et de l'Istiqlal	PDI	حزب الشورى و الاستقلال	nationalism Nationalism Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...	1946	Abdelouhahed Maâche
	Popular Movement Popular Movement The Popular Movement is a conservative liberal party in Morocco established in 1957 by the Berber Caid Mahjoubi Aherdane with help from Dr. Abdelkrim al-Khatib who founded later a splinter party that became the Justice and Development Party.The present party results from a 25 March 2006 merger...	Mouvement populaire	MP	الحركة الشعبية	liberalism Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... , nationalism Nationalism Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...	1957	Mohand Laenser Mohand Laenser Mohand Laenser is a Moroccan politician and current president of the Popular movement party....  (fr)
	National Union of Popular Forces National Union of Popular Forces The National Union of Popular Forces was founded in 1959 in Morocco by Mehdi Ben Barka and his entourage, because they found that the Istiqlal Party - which had led the independence struggle - wasn't radical enough.Espousing socialist policies, the party took a strongly critical line towards the...	Union nationale des forces populaires	UNFP	الاتحاد الوطني للقوات الشعبية}	socialism Socialism Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...	1959	(Abdallah Ibrahim Abdallah Ibrahim Abdallah Ibrahim was the left-wing Prime Minister of Morocco between December 16, 1958 and May 20, 1960. - References :... ) last SG 1959-2005

See also

• Politics of Morocco
  Politics of Morocco
  Politics of Morocco take place in a framework of a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Morocco is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...
  
  
• List of political parties by country