Front of Democratic Forces

{{Expand French|Front des forces démocratiques|date=September 2015|topic=gov}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Front of Democratic Forces

| native_name = Front des Forces Démocratiques
جبهة القوى الديمقراطية

| colorcode = Olive

| secretary_general = Mustapha Benali

| foundation = 27 July 1997

| native_name_lang = ar

| split = Party of Progress and Socialism

| founder = Thami El Khyari

| newspaper = Al Mounaataf

| ideology = Democratic socialism

| position = Left-wing

| headquarters = Rabat

| country = Morocco

| website = {{url|http://www.ffdmaroc.com/}}

}}

The Front of Democratic Forces ({{langx|fr|Front des Forces Démocratiques}}; {{langx|ar|جبهة القوى الديمقراطية}}) is a political party in Morocco.

History and profile

The party was founded in 1997 as a split from the Party of Progress and Socialism.{{cite web|title=Leftist parties of Morocco|url=http://www.broadleft.org/ma.htm|publisher=Broad Left|accessdate=10 October 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205056/http://www.broadleft.org/ma.htm|url-status=dead}}{{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|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204164719/https://www.maroc.ma/en/content/organisations|url-status=dead}} It has a socialist political leaning.

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 12 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 of 2011, the party won a single seat out of 395.{{cite web|title=Front des Forces Democratiques|url=http://www.frontdesforcesdemocratiques.org/|accessdate=5 July 2012|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120161835/http://frontdesforcesdemocratiques.org/|url-status=dead}}

The party has an Arabic publication, Al Mounataf.{{cite web|title=Morocco: media|url=http://www.al-bab.com/maroc/media/media.htm|publisher=Al Bab|accessdate=10 October 2014|year=2002|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221015730/http://www.al-bab.com/maroc/media/media.htm|archivedate=21 December 2013}}

References

Category:1997 establishments in Morocco

Category:Political parties established in 1997

Category:Political parties in Morocco

Category:Socialist parties in Morocco