List of political parties in Morocco explained

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

Party		Abbr.	Est.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Councillors	Representatives
bgcolor=		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
bgcolor=		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
bgcolor=		Istiqlal Party Arabic: حزب الاستقلال French: Parti de l'Istiqlal Berber languages: ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ	PI	1937	Nizar Baraka	Centre-right	Conservatism Nationalism
bgcolor=		Socialist Union of Popular Forces Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية French: Union socialiste des forces populaires Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ	USFP	1975		Centre-left	Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Social liberalism
bgcolor=		Popular Movement Arabic: الحركة الشعبية French: Mouvement populaire Berber languages: ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⴷⵏⴰⵏ	MP	1957	Mohand Laenser	Centre-right	Conservative liberalism Monarchism
	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
bgcolor=		Constitutional Union Arabic: الاتحاد الدستوري French: Union constitutionnelle Berber languages: ⴰⵍⵉⵜⵜⵉⴰⴷ ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵙⵜⵓⵔⵉ	UC	1983		Centre-right	Monarchism Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Populism
bgcolor=		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
bgcolor=		Democratic and Social Movement Arabic: الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية French: Mouvement démocratique et social	MDS	1996	Mahmoud Archane	Centre-right	Royalism Makhzenism
	Front of Democratic Forces Arabic: جبهة القوى الديمقراطية French: Front des forces démocratiques	FFD	1997	Thami El Khyari	Left-wing	Socialism
bgcolor=#0377BC		Party of Hope Arabic: حزب الأمل French: Parti de l'espoir	PE	1999	Mohamed Beni Ould Baraka	Centre	Modernism Liberalism Socialism
bgcolor=		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
bgcolor=		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 nationalismLeft-wing populism Anti-imperialism
Unions
bgcolor=		Moroccan Workers' Union Arabic: الاتحاد المغربي للشغل French: Union marocaine du travail	UMT	1955	Miloudi Moukharik		Labourism
bgcolor=#0069A0		Arabic: الاتحاد العام لمقاولات المغرب French: Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc	CGEM	1947	Chakib Alj		Employers' organization
bgcolor=#B79A58		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
bgcolor=#FF8000		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
bgcolor=#E81C23		Democratic Federation of Labour Arabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي للعمل French: Fédération démocratique du travail	FDT	2003	Tayeb Mounchid		Labourism

Parties without parliamentary representation

• 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 (French: La voie démocratique)
• Green Party for Development (French: Parti des verts pour le développement)
• Izigzawen
• Moroccan Liberal Party (Parti Marocain Libéral, Alhizbo almaghribi allibirali)
• Moroccan Union for Democracy (French: 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 (French: Parti du Renouveau et de l'Équité)
• Party of the Social Center (French: 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

• 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 (French: 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

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

See also

• Politics of Morocco
• List of political parties by country

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Constitutional Monarchy Option in Morocco and Bahrain . Middle East Policy Council.
2. Web site: I. Berman . Ilan . What Morocco's Elections Mean .