House of Councillors (Morocco) explained

House of Councillors
Native Name:مجلس المستشارين
Coa Pic:Coat of arms of Morocco.svg
Coa Res:150px
Term Limits:6 years
House Type:Upper house
Leader1 Type:President of the House of Councillors
Election1:9 October 2021[1]
Members:120
Session Res:395px
Structure1:Maroc Chambre des conseillers 2021.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Government (63)

Support (9)

Opposition (48)

Meeting Place:Rabat, Morocco

The House of Councillors (pronounced as /ar/) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term. 72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level, who represent the subnational administrative areas (collectivitiés territoriales); 20 members are elected in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations, the commerce, industry and services associations, the arts and crafts associations and the marine fisheries associations; 8 members are elected in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations; 20 members elected nationally by an electoral college made up of employees.[2]

The 2011 Constitution of Morocco retained this second chamber, but reduced its term of office from 9 to 6 years and its size to 120 seats.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naam Miyara nouveau président de la Chambre des conseillers. L'Economiste. 9 October 2021. 12 October 2021. .
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2222_A.htm "Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)". IPU.