House of Representatives (Morocco) explained

House of Representatives
Coa Pic:La Chambre des représentants du Maroc Logo.png
Coa Res:150px
House Type:Lower house
Term Limits:5 years
Leader1 Type:President of the House of Representatives
Leader1:Rachid Talbi Alami
Party1:RNI
Election1:9 October 2021
Members:395
Session Res:395px
Structure1:2021 House of Representatives Morocco.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Structure1 Alt:Current Structure of the House of Representatives
Political Groups1:Government (267)

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

Opposition (105)

Voting System1:Party-list proportional representation
305 seats elected in geographical multi-seat districts, 90 seats reserved for women elected by regional lists.
Last Election1:8 September 2021
Next Election1:2026
Meeting Place:Rabat, Morocco

The House of Representatives (pronounced as /ar/, ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ|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

Notes and References

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