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This article lists political parties in Morocco.

Morocco has had a multi-party system since independence in 1956 with numerous parties ranging in ideology from the far-left to Islamists. The Moroccan electoral system leads the political parties to seek coalition governments. However, the Prime Minister appointed by the King from the party that achieved a plurality in the parliamentary elections, and four other main cabinet ministers are appointed by the King of Morocco.[1]

Since Morocco considers the disputed territory of Western Sahara to be its Southern Provinces, the political parties are also active in those parts of the territory administered by Morocco.[2]

## Parties represented in parliament

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Party  | Abbr.  | Est.  | Leader  | Political
position  | Ideology  | Councillors | Representatives

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| National Rally of Independents
Arabic: التجمع الوطني للاحرار
French: Rassemblement national des indépendants
Berber languages: ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵢ ⵉⵏⵙⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏ | RNI  | 1978 | Aziz Akhannouch | Centre to
centre-right | Classical liberalism
Economic liberalism
Monarchism |

27 / 120

102 / 395

| Authenticity and Modernity Party
Arabic: حزب الأصالة والمعاصرة
French: Parti authenticité et modernité
Berber languages: ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵥⵖⵓⵕⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵔⴰⵔⵜ | PAM  | 2008 | Abdellatif Ouahbi | Syncretic | Reformism
Monarchism
Social liberalism |

19 / 120

87 / 395

| Istiqlal Party
Arabic: حزب الاستقلال
French: Parti de l'Istiqlal
Berber languages: ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ | PI  | 1937 | Nizar Baraka | Centre-right | Conservatism
Nationalism |

17 / 120

81 / 395

| Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية
French: Union socialiste des forces populaires
Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ | USFP  | 1975 | Driss Lachgar | Centre-left | Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Social liberalism |

8 / 120

34 / 395

| Popular Movement
Arabic: الحركة الشعبية
French: Mouvement populaire
Berber languages: ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⴷⵏⴰⵏ | MP  | 1957 | Mohand Laenser | Centre-right | Conservative liberalism
Monarchism |

12 / 120

28 / 395

| Party of Progress and Socialism
Arabic: حزب التقدم والاشتراكية
French: Parti du progrès et du socialisme
Berber languages: ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ | PPS  | 1974 | Nabil Benabdallah | Left-wing | Progressivism
Socialism |

0 / 120

22 / 395

| Constitutional Union
Arabic: الاتحاد الدستوري
French: Union constitutionnelle
Berber languages: ⴰⵍⵉⵜⵜⵉⴰⴷ ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵙⵜⵓⵔⵉ | UC  | 1983 | Mohammed Sajid | Centre-right | Monarchism
Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
Economic liberalism
Populism |

3 / 120

18 / 395

| Justice and Development Party
Arabic: حزب العدالة و التنمية
French: Parti de la justice et du développement
Berber languages: ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵣⴰⵔⴼⵓⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵍⵉⵜ | PJD  | 1998 | Abdelilah Benkirane | Right-wing | Islamic democracy
Conservatism
Nationalism
Islamism |

3 / 120

13 / 395

| Democratic and Social Movement
Arabic: الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية
French: Mouvement démocratique et social | MDS  | 1996 | Mahmoud Archane  | Centre-right | Royalism
Makhzenism |

1 / 120

5 / 395

| Front of Democratic Forces
Arabic: جبهة القوى الديمقراطية
French: Front des forces démocratiques | FFD  | 1997 | Thami El Khyari  | Left-wing | Socialism |

0 / 120

3 / 395

| Party of Hope
Arabic: حزب الأمل
French: Parti de l'espoir | PE  | 1999 | Mohamed Beni
Ould Baraka  | Centre | Modernism
Liberalism
Socialism |

1 / 120

0 / 395

| Federation of the Democratic Left
Arabic: فيدرالية اليسار الديمقراطي
French: Alliance de la fédération de gauche
Berber languages: ⵜⴰⴼⵉⴷⵉⵔⴰⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ ⴰⵎⴰⴳⴷⴰⵢ | FGD  | 2007 |  | Left-wing | Socialism
Progressivism
Anti-imperialism |

0 / 120

1 / 395

| Unified Socialist Party
Arabic: الحزب الإشتراكي الموحد
French: Parti socialiste unifié
Berber languages: ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵔⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏ | PSU  | 2005 | Jamal El Asri  | Left-wing | Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Left-wing nationalism

Left-wing populism
Anti-imperialism

0 / 120

1 / 395

Unions
| Moroccan Workers' Union
Arabic: الاتحاد المغربي للشغل
French: Union marocaine du travail | UMT  | 1955 | Miloudi Moukharik | —  | Labourism |

8 / 120

0 / 395

| General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises [fr]
Arabic: الاتحاد العام لمقاولات المغرب
French: Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc | CGEM  | 1947 | Chakib Alj | —  | Employers' organization |

8 / 120

0 / 395

| General Union of Moroccan Workers
Arabic: الاتحاد العام للشغالين بالمغرب
French: Union générale des travailleurs du Maroc | UGTM  | 1960 | Enaam Mayara | —  | Labourism
Aligned with PI |

6 / 120

0 / 395

| National Labour Union of Morocco
Arabic: الاتحاد الوطني للشغل بالمغرب
French: Union national du travail au Maroc | UNTM  | 1973 | Abdelslam Maâti | —  | Labourism
Aligned with PJD |

2 / 120

0 / 395

| Democratic Federation of Labour
Arabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي للعمل
French: Fédération démocratique du travail | FDT  | 2003 | Tayeb Mounchid | —  | Labourism |

1 / 120

0 / 395

## Parties without parliamentary representation

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* Action Party (Parti de l'Action)
* Annahj Addimocrati
* Citizens' Forces (Forces Citoyennes, Alqiwa alwatania)
* Democratic and Social Movement (Mouvement Démocratique et Social, Alharaka addimoqratia wa ashabia)
* Democratic Independence Party (Parti Démocratique et de l'Indépendance, Hizbo ashoura wa alistiqlal)
* Democratic Way (La voie démocratique)
* Green Party for Development (Parti des verts pour le développement)
* Izigzawen
* Moroccan Liberal Party (Parti Marocain Libéral, Alhizbo almaghribi allibirali)
* Moroccan Union for Democracy (Union Marocaine pour la Démocratie)
* National Democratic Party (Parti National-Démocrate) - in electoral alliance in 2007 with the Covenant Party
* Party of Liberty and Social Justice (Parti de la Liberté et de la Justice Sociale)
* Party of Renaissance and Virtue (Parti de la renaissance et de la vertu, Hizb en-nahda wal fadila), 2006 splinter from the Justice and Development Party
* Party of Renewal and Equity (Parti du Renouveau et de l'Équité)
* Party of the Social Center (Parti du centre social)
* Reform and Development Party (Parti de la Réforme et du Développement, Hizbo alisslahi wa attanmia)
* Renaissance Party (Parti Annahda)
* Social Centre Party (Parti du Centre Social)

### Defunct parties

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* Democratic Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Démocratique)
* Labour Party (Parti travailliste, Hizb al’amali), splinter from the Socialist Union of Popular Forces
* National Union of Popular Forces (Union nationale des forces populaires)
* Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste), splinter from the National Congress Party
* Amazigh Moroccan Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Morocain Amazigh, PDAM, judicially dissolved and recreated under the denomination Izigzawen)

### Banned parties

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* Hizb ut-Tahrir
* Ila al-Amam
* Party of al-Badil al-Hadari (Parti de l'alternative civilisationnelle)

## See also

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* Politics of Morocco
* List of political parties by country

## References

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1. ^ "The Constitutional Monarchy Option in Morocco and Bahrain". Middle East Policy Council.
2. ^ I. Berman, Ilan. "What Morocco's Elections Mean".

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