Morocco will hold its next legislative elections on September 23, 2026, the government spokesperson said on feb 5, announcing a royal decree that formally sets the polling date and outlines the timetable for candidate registration and campaigning.
During his weekly press briefing, the spokesperson said the decree establishes the date for electing members of the House of Representatives, and defines the period for filing candidacies both through the dedicated electronic platform and directly with the government authority responsible for receiving applications.
He added that the decree also specifies the legally mandated campaign period under Organic Law No. 27.11, promulgated by Dahir No. 1.11.165 of 14 October 2011.
Under the decree, the electoral campaign will begin at 00:01 on September 10, 2026, and will end at midnight on September 22, 2026, just hours before voters head to the polls.
The upcoming election will take place five years after Morocco’s last legislative vote in September 2021, which produced a major political realignment.
In that election, the National Rally of Independents (RNI), led by businessman Aziz Akhannouch, won 102 seats, becoming the largest bloc in parliament after years of dominance by the Islamist Justice and Development Party, which fell to just 13 seats.
Following the 2021 results, King Mohammed VI appointed Akhannouch as prime minister–designate. He then announced the formation of a three party ruling coalition including the RNI, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), and the Istiqlal Party, which together commanded 270 out of 395 seats, giving the new government a comfortable majority.
This coalition replaced a decade of Islamist led governance and marked one of the most significant electoral shifts in Morocco’s political landscape since the 2011 constitutional reforms.
