National Ittihadi Congress
{{Short description|Political party in Morocco}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = National Ittihadi Congress
| native_name = حزب المؤتمر الوطني الاتحادي
| colorcode = {{party color|National Ittihadi Congress}}
| secretary_general = Abdessalam Laâziz
| foundation = October 2001
| ideology = Socialism
| headquarters = Rabat
| country = Morocco
| national = Federation of the Democratic Left (since 2007)
| founders = Abdelmajid Bouzoubaa
Noubir Amaoui
| native_name_lang = ar
| split = Socialist Union of Popular Forces
| website = {{URL|http://cnimaroc.ma/}}
}}
The National Ittihadi Congress ({{langx|fr|Parti du Congrès National Ittihadi}}; {{langx|ar|حزب المؤتمر الوطني الاتحادي}}) is a political party in Morocco.
History and profile
The party was founded in October 2001.{{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}}{{cite book|author=Lise Storm|title=Democratization in Morocco: The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLT1At6OZH4C&pg=PR12|accessdate=10 October 2014|date=29 October 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-06738-1|page=92}} The founders were Abdelmajid Bouzoubaa and Noubir Amaoui.{{Cite news|date=2001-10-22|title=Maroc – Scission au sein du parti du Premier ministre, Abderrahmane Youssoufi|website=L'Orient-Le Jour|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/354861/Maroc_-_Scission_au_sein_du_parti_du_Premier_ministre%252C_Abderrahmane_Youssoufi.html|access-date=2021-12-25}}
In the legislative elections held on 27 September 2002, the party won one out of 325 seats.
In 2004, the party formed an alliance with Loyalty to Democracy party, the Unified Socialist Left (GSU), the Party of the Socialist Vanguard (PADS), and the Democratic Way.{{cite news|title=Five Moroccan parties announce new 'leftwing hub'|url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=8751|accessdate=10 October 2014|work=Middle East Online|date=3 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016070706/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=8751|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, which won six seats.
References
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Category:2001 establishments in Morocco
Category:Political parties established in 2001
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Category:Socialist parties in Morocco
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