Al-ʽAhd (Morocco) explained

The Al-Ahd Party (;) was a political party in Morocco.

History and profile

Al Ahd party was established in March 2002.^{[1] [2] [3]} The founder was Nayib Al Uazzani.^[3]

At the legislative elections held on 27 September 2002, the party won five out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the National Democratic Party 14 out of 325 seats.^[4]

It merged into the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2008; however, it left the party during the same year.^[5]

Najib Ouazzani founded Al Ahd Addimocrati (fr.) in 2009, after Al Ahd merged with the PAM.

Notable members of Al Ahd

• Najib Ouazzani, long-time Secretary General of the party.
• Said Chaou, MP between 2007 and 2010, currently exiled in the Netherlands.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leftist parties of Morocco. Broad Left. 10 October 2014. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205056/http://www.broadleft.org/ma.htm. dead.
2. Web site: Organizations. Maroc. 10 October 2014.
3. Book: Lise Storm. Democratization in Morocco: The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State. 2007. Routledge. 978-1-134-06738-1. 92.
4. Book: Tom Lansford. Political Handbook of the World 2014. 8 April 2014. SAGE Publications. 978-1-4833-3327-4. 975.
5. Book: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman. Daniel Zisenwine. Contemporary Morocco: State, Politics and Society Under Mohammmed VI. 2013. Routledge. 978-0-415-69546-6. 20.