Elections in Morocco - Definition and Overview

Elections in Morocco gives information on election and election results in Morocco. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Morocco elects on national level a legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwab/Assemblée des Répresentants) has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The Assembly of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils (162 seats), professional chambers (91 seats) and wage-earners (27 seats). Morocco has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Last elections

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Past elections

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See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/morocco.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/m/morocco/)