Politics of Morocco

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Politics of Morocco take place in a framework of an official

Assembly of Councillors. The Moroccan Constitution provides for a monarchy with a Parliament and an independent judiciary
.

On June 17, 2011, King Mohammed VI announced a series of reforms that would transform Morocco into a constitutional monarchy.[1][2]

The

hybrid regime" in 2022.[3]

Executive branch

Main office-holders
Office Name Party Since
King Mohammed VI 23 July 1999
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch RNI 10 September 2021

The constitution grants the king extensive powers; he is both the secular political leader and the "

Hassan II succeeded to the throne in 1961. He ruled Morocco for the next 38 years until he died in 1999. His son, the King Mohammed VI, assumed the throne in July 1999.[4]

Following the March 1998 elections, a coalition government headed by opposition socialist Abderrahmane Youssoufi and composed largely of ministers drawn from opposition parties, was formed. Prime Minister Youssoufi's government is the first government drawn primarily from opposition parties in decades, and also represents the first opportunity for a coalition of socialist, left-of-centre, and nationalist parties to be included in the government until October 2002. It was also the first time in the modern political history of the Arab world that the opposition assumed power following an election. The current government is headed by Aziz Akhannouch, who was appointed by King Mohammed VI after his party won a plurality of seats in the September 2021 general election.[5][6][7] His cabinet was sworn in on 7 October.[8]


Legislative branch

The legislature's building, in Rabat.

The House of Representatives: The House of Representatives consisted of 395 members elected by direct suffrage through a list system vote as follows:

  • 305 members at local constituencies level
  • 90 members at national constituencies level: 60 of whom are women, and 30 are youths.


The House of Councilors: The House of Councilors consists of 120 members elected according to the following regulations and procedures:

  • 72 members from local communes
  • 20 members from professional chambers
  • 8 members from professional organizations of employers
  • 20 members from the representatives of the wage earners

Political parties and elections

On 26 November 2011, the initial results of the parliamentary elections were released. The moderate Islamist party, the Justice and Development Party (PJD), was projected to win the largest number of seats.[9][10] However, the electoral rules were structured such that no political party could win more than 20 percent of the seats in the parliament.[11]

The

Abdelillah Benkirane was reappointed Prime Minister by the King on 10 October.[14] The Authenticity and Modernity Party
(PAM) won 102 seats, and the rest of the seats were split among smaller parties.

In the September 2021 general election, the moderate Islamist

electoral wipeout,[15] with the liberal National Rally of Independents becoming the largest party in Parliament.[16][17][18] Its leader, Aziz Akhannouch, subsequently formed a coalition government with the Authenticity and Modernity Party and Istiqlal Party.[19][20]

Judicial branch

The highest court in the judicial structure is the Supreme Court, whose judges are appointed by the King. The Youssoufi government continued to implement a reform program to develop greater judicial independence and impartiality.

Administrative divisions

Since 2015 Morocco officially administers 12 regions:

. The regions are administered by Walis and governors appointed by the King.

Morocco is divided also into 13 prefectures and 62 provinces. Prefectures:

Tangier-Assilah
. Provinces:
.

International organization affiliations

.

Notable persons

References

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  10. ^ "Islamist PJD party wins Morocco poll". BBC News. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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  13. ^ "Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party wins 107 seats". Al Arabiya English. 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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  17. ^ "Islamists suffer crushing defeat in Moroccan parliamentary elections". France 24. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  18. ^ "Morocco's ruling PJD routed as liberal parties sweep parliamentary elections". RFI. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  19. ^ "Morocco parties announce coalition government deal". Africanews. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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