Party of Progress and Socialism explained

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Party of Progress and Socialism
Native Name:حزب التقدم والاشتراكية
Parti du progrès et du socialisme
ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ
Leader1 Title:General Secretary
Leader1 Name:Nabil Benabdallah
Native Name Lang:ar
Predecessor:Party of Liberation and Socialism
Headquarters:Rabat
Ideology:Socialism
Position:Left-wing
Seats1 Title:House of Representatives
Seats2 Title:House of Councillors
Seats3 Title:Pan-African Parliament
Seats3: (Morocco seats)
Website:ppsmaroc.com
Country:Morocco

The Party of Progress and Socialism (Arabic: حزب التقدم والاشتراكية|translit=Hizb Al-Taqadoum Wal-Ishtirakiyeh; ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ; French: Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme, PPS) is a left-wing socialist political party in Morocco.

History and profile

The party was founded in 1974[1] by Ali Yata as the successor of Moroccan Communist Party and Party of Liberation and Socialism.[2]

After the fall of the Eastern Bloc, the party distanced itself from communism and Arab socialism.

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 17 out of 325 seats.

The PPS was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.[3]

The party won 12 out of 325 seats in the parliamentary election held in 2016.[4]

The PPS achieved its best result in the 2021 Moroccan general election winning 22 out of 395 seats and was able to form a parliamentary group for the first time in the party's history, despite the fact that party leader Nabil Benabdellah was defeated in the Rabat constituency.[5]

Notable members

Minister of Health (2018–2019)

Minister of Health (2012–2017)

Minister of Housing, Urbanism and Policy of the City (2012–2013), General Secretary of the Party of Progress and Socialism (2010–)

Minister of Employment and Vocational Training (2012–2013)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moroccan Political Parties. Riad Reviews. 10 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016123410/http://www.riadreviews.com/resources/moroccan-politics-and-government/moroccan-political-parties.html. 16 October 2014. dead.
  2. Book: George Joffe. Alvaro Vasconcelos. The Barcelona Process: Building a Euro-Mediterranean Regional Community. 10 October 2014. 8 April 2014. Routledge. 978-1-135-30982-4. 134.
  3. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/pays/maroc/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=AFP25407leroiselici0 "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles"
  4. Web site: Morocco. European Forum. 10 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140910053106/http://www.europeanforum.net/country/morocco. 10 September 2014.
  5. Web site: The Return of Liberals to Power in the Moroccan General Elections.