Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)
{{short description|Political party in Morocco}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Democratic and Social Movement
| native_name = الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية
Mouvement Démocratique et Social
| native_name_lang =
| logo =
| logo_size = 500px
| colorcode = {{party color|Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)}}
| leader =
| secretary_general = Abdul Samad Arshan
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1996|6|15|df=y}}
| split = National Popular Movement
| founder = Mahmoud Arshan
| ideology = Royalism
| position = Centre-right{{cite web|access-date=8 September 2021 |language=it |title=Our Campaigns – Political Party – Democratic and Social Movement (MDS) |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/PartyDetail.html?PartyID=8261 |website=ourcampaigns.com}}.
| headquarters = Rabat, Morocco
| international =
| website = {{URL|https://partimds.ma/}}
| country = Morocco
| colours = Green
| religion =
| seats1_title = House of Representatives
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|5|395|{{party color|Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)}}}}
}}
The Democratic and Social Movement ({{langx|ar|الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية}}; {{langx|fr|Mouvement Démocratique et Social}}, MDS) is a political party in Morocco.
History and profile
The party was founded on 15 June 1996, by a former police commissioner.{{cite news|author1=Anton La Guardia|title=There is but one God, yet different forms of Islam are fighting for their own version of him|url=https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21698440-there-one-god-yet-different-forms-islam-are-fighting-their-own-version|accessdate=26 May 2016|newspaper=The Economist|date=14 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=Moroccan Political Parties|url=http://www.riadreviews.com/resources/moroccan-politics-and-government/moroccan-political-parties.html|work=Riad Reviews|accessdate=10 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016123410/http://www.riadreviews.com/resources/moroccan-politics-and-government/moroccan-political-parties.html|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Organizations|date=18 April 2013 |url=http://www.maroc.ma/en/content/organisations|publisher=Maroc|accessdate=10 October 2014}} It is described as a "royalist shell party".
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won seven out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won nine out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election took place in November 2011, the party won two out of 325 seats.{{cite web|title=Morocco|url=http://www.europeanforum.net/country/morocco|publisher=European Forum|accessdate=10 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910053106/http://www.europeanforum.net/country/morocco|archivedate=10 September 2014}}
References
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{{Moroccan political parties}}
Category:1996 establishments in Morocco
Category:Monarchist parties in Morocco
Category:Political parties established in 1996
Category:Political parties in Morocco
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