Labour Party (Morocco)

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Labour Party
الحزب العمالي
Parti Travailliste
Leader Abdelkrim Benatik
Founded2005 (2005)
DissolvedJuly 24, 2013 (2013-07-24)
Headquarters Rabat
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Centre-left
Colours Red, White

The Labour Party (French : Parti Travailliste) was a political party in Morocco.

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The party was founded at its first congress took place on 14 and 15 May 2005. [1] [2] The founders of the party included Abdelkrim Benatik, Omar Seghrouchni and Mohamed el Ouchari. [2]

As of 2013 the president of the party was Abdelkrim Benatik. [3] The party had a centre-left political leaning. [4]

In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 5 out of 325 seats. It won 4 out of 395 seats in the parliamentary election, held on 25 November 2011. [2]

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References

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