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Party of Progress and Socialism

{{short description|Political party in Morocco}}

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{{Infobox political party

| colorcode = #009bdf

| name = Party of Progress and Socialism

| native_name = {{lang|ar|حزب التقدم والاشتراكية}}
{{lang|zgh|ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ}}
{{lang|fr|Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme}}

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| logo_size = 250px

| logo = Party of Progress and Socialism.png

| leader1_title = General Secretary

| leader1_name = Nabil Benabdallah

| foundation = {{start date and age|1974|8|23|df=y}}

| native_name_lang = ar

| predecessor = Party of Liberation and Socialism

| headquarters = Rabat

| ideology = Socialism

| position = Left-wing

| international =

| seats1_title = House of Representatives

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|22|395|hex=#009bdf}}

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|120|hex=#009bdf}}

| seats2_title = House of Councillors

| seats3_title = Pan-African Parliament

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|1|5|hex=#009bdf}} (Morocco seats)

| website = [http://www.ppsmaroc.com/ ppsmaroc.com]

| country = Morocco

}}

The Party of Progress and Socialism ({{langx|ar|حزب التقدم والاشتراكية|ḥizb at-taqaddum wal-ištirakīya}}; {{langx|zgh|ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ|akabar n ufaru n tnmla}}; {{langx|fr|Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme}}, PPS) is a left-wing socialist political party in Morocco.

History and profile

The party was founded in 1974{{cite web|title=Moroccan Political Parties|url=http://www.riadreviews.com/resources/moroccan-politics-and-government/moroccan-political-parties.html|work=Riad Reviews|access-date=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}} by Ali Yata as the successor of Moroccan Communist Party and Party of Liberation and Socialism.{{cite book|author1=George Joffe|author2=Alvaro Vasconcelos|title=The Barcelona Process: Building a Euro-Mediterranean Regional Community|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fFRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT134|access-date=10 October 2014|date=8 April 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-30982-4|page=134}}

After the fall of the Eastern Bloc, the party distanced itself from communism and Arab socialism.

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 17 out of 325 seats.

The PPS was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/pays/maroc/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=AFP25407leroiselici0 "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles"], Agence France-Presse, 15 October 2007 {{in lang|fr}}.

The party won 12 out of 325 seats in the parliamentary election held in 2016.{{cite web|title=Morocco|url=http://www.europeanforum.net/country/morocco|work=European Forum|access-date=10 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910053106/http://www.europeanforum.net/country/morocco|archive-date=10 September 2014}}

The PPS achieved its best result in the 2021 Moroccan general election winning 22 out of 395 seats and was able to form a parliamentary group for the first time in the party's history, despite the fact that party leader Nabil Benabdellah was defeated in the Rabat constituency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/return-liberals-power-moroccan-general-elections|title = The Return of Liberals to Power in the Moroccan General Elections}}

Notable members

References

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External links

  • [http://www.ppsmaroc.com/ Official website]
  • [https://archive.today/20130123154450/http://www.g-progres.com/ PPS parliamentary group]

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Category:1974 establishments in Morocco

Category:Political parties established in 1974

Category:Political parties in Morocco

Category:Socialist parties in Morocco

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