House of Representatives (Morocco)
{{Short description|Lower house of the Parliament of Morocco}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = #A10B09
| name = House of Representatives
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|مجلس النواب}}
{{lang|zgh|ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ}}}}
| legislature = 11th Legislature
| coa_pic = La Chambre des représentants du Maroc Logo.png
| coa_res = 170px
| house_type = Lower house
| established = 1956
| leader1_type = President
| leader1 = Rachid Talbi Alami
| party1 = RNI
| election1 = 9 October 2021
| leader2_type = First Vice President
| leader2 = Mohamed Sabbari
| party2 = PAM
| election2 = 9 October 2021
| leader3_type = Second Vice President
| leader3 = Abdelmajid El Fassi
| party3 = PI
| election3 = 9 October 2021
| members = 395
| structure1 = 2021 House of Representatives Morocco.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| structure1_alt = Current Structure of the House of Representatives
| political_groups1 =
Government (267)
- {{Color box|{{party color|National Rally of Independents}}|border=darkgray}} RNI (102)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Authenticity and Modernity Party}}|border=darkgray}} PAM (86)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Istiqlal Party}}|border=darkgray}} PI (79){{cite web|url=https://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/guelmim-bouaida-parlement|website=Maroc Hebdo|date=29 July 2022|title=Guelmim : Abderrahim Bouaida récupère son siège au Parlement}}
Confidence and supply (23){{cite web |url=https://www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/fr/groupes-et-groupements-parlementaires-au-titre-de-la-11eme-legislature-2021-2026 |title=Groupes et groupements parlementaires au titre de la 11ème législature 2021-2026 |website=Chambredesrepresentants.ma |date=13 September 2021 |access-date=2022-01-31 |archive-date=2022-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131190251/https://www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/fr/groupes-et-groupements-parlementaires-au-titre-de-la-11eme-legislature-2021-2026 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://lematin.ma/express/2021/deputes-luc-mds-integrent-officiellement-majorite-parlementaire/369628.html |title=Les députés de l'UC et du MDS intègrent officiellement la majorité parlementaire |website=Le Matin.ma |date=24 December 2021 |access-date=2022-01-31}}
- {{Color box|{{party color|Constitutional Union (Morocco)}}|border=darkgray}} CDS group (23)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Constitutional Union (Morocco)}}|border=darkgray}} UC (18){{cite web|url=https://www.h24info.ma/h24/elections-legislatives-partielles-la-revanche-de-luc-a-sidi-bennour|title=Elections législatives partielles: La revanche de l'UC à Sidi Bennour , H24info |date=13 May 2022 }}
- {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)}}|border=darkgray}} MDS (5)
Opposition (105)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Union of Popular Forces}}|border=darkgray}} USFP (36){{cite web|url=https://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/elections-partielles-alhoceima-mediouna|website=Maroc Hebdo|date=22 July 2022|title=Elections partielles à Al Hoceima et Médiouna : Quatre partis remportent le scrutin}}{{cite web|url=https://medias24.com/2022/09/30/voici-les-resultats-des-elections-legislatives-partielles-du-jeudi-29-septembre/|website=Medias24|date=30 September 2022|title=Les résultats des élections partielles}}
- {{Color box|{{party color|Popular Movement (Morocco)}}|border=darkgray}} MP (29)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Party of Progress and Socialism}}|border=darkgray}} PPS (22)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Justice and Development Party (Morocco)}}|border=darkgray}} PJD (13)
- {{color box|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|border=darkgray}} Non-attached (5)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Front of Democratic Forces}}|border=darkgray}} FFD (3)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Federation of the Democratic Left}}|border=darkgray}} FGD (1)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Unified Socialist Party (Morocco)}}|border=darkgray}} PSU (1)
| term_length = 5 years
| voting_system1 = Party-list proportional representation; 305 seats elected in geographical multi-seat districts, 90 seats reserved for women elected by regional lists.
| last_election1 = 8 September 2021
| next_election1 = 2026
| session_room = Rabat - building of parlament.JPG
| session_res = 270px
| meeting_place = Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Kingdom of Morocco
| website = {{URL|www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/en}}
| constitution = Constitution of Morocco
}}
{{Politics of Morocco}}
The House of Representatives ({{Langx|ar|مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِ}} {{IPA|ar|maʒ.li.su‿n.nu.wːaːb|}}, {{langx|zgh|ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ|Asqqim n imura}}) is one of the two chambers—the other of which is the House of Councillors—of the Moroccan Parliament. The House of Representatives has 395 members elected for five-year terms, 305 of whom are elected in multi-seat constituencies, and 90 of whom are elected in two national lists dedicated to promote gender equality and national youth.
History
The Justice and Development Party (PJD) remained the largest party, winning 125 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, a gain of 18 seats compared to the 2011 elections.{{Cite news |date=2011-11-26 |title=Islamist PJD party wins Morocco poll |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15902703 |access-date=2023-03-09}}{{Cite web |date=2011-11-27 |title=Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party wins 107 seats |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011%2F11%2F27%2F179546.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Al Arabiya English |language=en}} The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won 102 seats, and the rest of the seats were split among smaller parties.
Aziz Akhannouch's National Rally of Independents won the most seats (102), up 65 from the previous election.{{Cite web |title=Morocco's ruling party suffers crushing defeat to liberal rivals |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/9/moroccos-ruling-party-suffer-crushing-defeat-to-liberals |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} With 87 members, the liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party lost 15 seats to finish in second place. With 81 seats overall, the center-right Istiqlal Party moved up to third place after gaining 35 seats.{{Cite web |title=The Return of Liberals to Power in the Moroccan General Elections {{!}} The Washington Institute |url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/return-liberals-power-moroccan-general-elections |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.washingtoninstitute.org |language=en}} The ruling Justice and Development Party lost 112 seats overall as a result of the election, winning just 13 seats.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-09 |title=Islamists suffer crushing defeat in Moroccan parliamentary elections |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210909-islamists-suffer-crushing-defeat-in-moroccan-parliamentary-elections |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=France 24 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Alami |first1=Aida |last2=Casey |first2=Nicholas |date=2021-09-09 |title=Islamists See Big Losses in Moroccan Parliamentary Elections |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/world/africa/morocco-elections.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |issn=0362-4331}}
On 24 January 2023, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would set a level of “adequate knowledge” of Tamazight as a condition for obtaining Moroccan citizenship.{{Cite web |last=Aamari |first=Oussama |title=House of Representatives Sets Amazigh as Condition to Obtain Moroccan Citizenship |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353700/house-of-representatives-sets-amazigh-as-condition-to-obtain-moroccan-citizenship |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=moroccoworldnews |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Morocco adds Tamazight as new prerequisite to obtaining Moroccan nationality for non Arabic speakers |url=https://en.hespress.com/57602-morocco-adds-tamazight-as-new-prerequisite-to-obtaining-moroccan-nationality.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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