Istiqlal Party
Istiqlal Party حزب الاستقلال Parti Istiqlal ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ | |
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International Democrat Union Centrist Democrat International | |
House of Representatives | 81 / 395 |
House of Councillors | 24 / 120 |
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The Istiqlal Party (
The party emerged in the year 1937 during the
History and profile
The party was founded in April 1937[1] as the National Party for Istiqlal, and became the Istiqlal Party 10 December 1943.[10][11] Istiqlal held strongly Arab nationalist views[3] and was the main political force struggling for the independence of Morocco. The initial goal stated in their manifesto was the independence from France “within the framework of a constitutional-democratic monarchy”.[12] The leadership of al-Istiqlal was successful in overcoming “petty rivalries”[13] between the different parties and anticolonial organizations and unifying the nationalist movement. This factor added to the campaign of Moroccan activists spread across the world and contributed to achieving international visibility and support for their cause.
Transnational advocacy for independence
Establishing crucial contacts for advocating the Moroccan independence abroad happened in
After independence
However, once they achieved the independence in 1956 the party then moved into opposition against the monarchy, which had asserted itself as the country's main political actor. It had to overcome some obstacles since the party, which had just achieved their common goal, was prone to fragmentation.[15] There was a movement within the Istiqlal Party to unite Muslims and Jews called al-Wifaq (الوفاق), with prominent Jewish figures such as Armand Asoulin, David Azoulay, Marc Sabbagh, Joe O’Hana, and Albert Aflalo.[16]
Together with the leftist
For the party's leader
In January 2006, Istiqlal criticized Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's visit to the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the north African coast, reflecting its nationalist heritage.
Istiqlal won 52 out of 325 seats in the
The party won 60 out of 325 seats in the
Abbas El Fassi resigned as Prime Minister 29 November 2011, and resigned as Secretary-General of Istiqlal on 23 September 2012, following Justice and Development Party
In September 2012, Hamid Chabat was elected secretary-general of the party succeeding Abbas El Fassi.[20][21]
Development since 2016
In 2016, Istiqlal won 46 seats in
Istiqlal is a member of the
On October 7, 2017, Nizar Baraka was elected Secretary-General of the Istiqlal party, by 924 votes against 230 votes for his rival and outgoing secretary-general Hamid Chabat.[24][25] King Mohammed VI expressed his congratulations to the new Istiqlal Party leader for the confidence placed in him by the members of the party’s national council.[26]
The Istiqlal party won 81 seats in the 2021 parliamentary election, an increase of 35 seats since the last election, thus remaining the third largest party in the kingdom.[27][28]
Electoral performance
House of Representatives
Election | Votes | % | Seats | Status |
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1963
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1,000,506 | 30.0 | 41 / 144
|
Opposition |
1970
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Boycotted | 8 / 240
|
Opposition | |
1977
|
1,090,960 | 21.62 | 51 / 264
|
Opposition |
1984
|
681,083 | 15.33 | 40 / 301
|
Opposition |
1993
|
760,082 | 12.2 | 52 / 333
|
Opposition |
1997
|
840,315 | 13.8 | 32 / 325
|
Part of the government |
2002
|
14.77 | 48 / 325
|
Part of the government | |
2007
|
494,256 | 10.7 | 52 / 325
|
Leading the government under Abbas El Fassi |
2011
|
562,720 | 11.9 | 60 / 395
|
Part of the government until October 2013 |
2016
|
620,041 | 10.68 | 46 / 395
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Opposition |
2021 | 81 / 395
|
Part of the government |
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