Action Party (Morocco)

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Action Party
Secretary-General Mohammed Drissi
Founder Abdellah Senhaji
FoundedNovember 1974
Headquarters Rabat
Ideology Socialism

The Action Party (French : Parti de l'Action) is a political party in Morocco. It is currently led by Mohammed El Idrissi. [1]

History and profile

The party was founded in 1974. [2] [3] In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats. In the 2011 parliamentary election, the PA won one seat.

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