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Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)

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Democratic and Social Movement
الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية
Mouvement Démocratique et Social
Secretary-GeneralAbdul Samad Arshan
FounderMahmoud Arshan
Founded15 June 1996; 28 years ago (1996-06-15)
Split fromNational Popular Movement
HeadquartersRabat, Morocco
IdeologyRoyalism
Political positionCentre-right[1]
ColoursGreen
House of Representatives
5 / 395
Website
partimds.ma

The Democratic and Social Movement (Arabic: الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية; French: Mouvement Démocratique et Social, MDS) is a political party in Morocco.

History and profile

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The party was founded on 15 June 1996, by a former police commissioner.[2][3][4][5] It is described as a "royalist shell party".[2]

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won seven out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won nine out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election took place in November 2011, the party won two out of 325 seats.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns – Political Party – Democratic and Social Movement (MDS)". ourcampaigns.com (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2021..
  2. ^ a b Anton La Guardia (14 May 2016). "There is but one God, yet different forms of Islam are fighting for their own version of him". The Economist. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Organizations". Maroc. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


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