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Tag: USFP
Morocco/Politics: USFP Party Joins Opposition in Parliament
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which gained 34 of the 395-seat parliament in the elections held Sept.8 in Morocco, has decided to join ... Read More
Final Curtain Falls on Composition of Moroccan Government Saga
The list of ministers of the new cabinet led by the PJD’s Saad Eddine EL Othmani has been greenlighted by King Mohammed VI at the ... Read More
New Government to Include 30 Ministers
After unveiling the parties participating in the new government, a source close to the Head of Government designate Saad Eddine El Othmani told local media ... Read More
Light at End of Tunnel after Months-long Deadlock in Forming Coalition Government
Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of the Government designate and president of the National Council of the Islamist PJD party announced the composition of the ... Read More
Parliament Clears the Way for Morocco’s Return to AU
The Moroccan House of representatives unanimously adopted the constitutive act of the African Union clearing the way for the Kingdom’s return to the African Union. ... Read More
Election of Parliament Speaker Complicates Benkirane’s Bid to Form Coalition
Leftist MP Habib El Malki of the USFP party was elected Monday Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament amid fears that such a decision ... Read More
Moroccan Government Formation, Back to Square One
Stalemate is the word that describes the best the sterile negotiations over government formation in Morocco. Three months after the Islamist Justice and Development Party ... Read More
Morocco: Is a Political Crisis Looming as PJD Fails to Form Government?
Almost three months after the legislative elections of October 7, Morocco remains without a government. Secretary General of the Party for Justice and development and ... Read More
Proportion of Women in Moroccan Parliament Rises to 21%
Following the October 7 general elections, women’s percentage at the House of Representatives slightly rose to account for 21% of seats compared to 17% in ... Read More
Moderate Islamist Party Faces ‘Mission Impossible’ to Form Government Coalition
Morocco’s parliamentary elections unfolded with the incumbent moderate Islamist party, Justice and Development (PJD) coming first followed by liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) in ... Read More