List of political parties in Morocco

This article lists political parties in Morocco.

Morocco has had a multi-party system since independence in 1956 with numerous parties ranging in ideology from the far-left to Islamists. The Moroccan electoral system leads the political parties to seek coalition governments. However, the Prime Minister appointed by the King from the party that achieved a plurality in the parliamentary elections, and four other main cabinet ministers are appointed by the King of Morocco. ^[1]

Since Morocco considers the disputed territory of Western Sahara to be its Southern Provinces, the political parties are also active in those parts of the territory administered by Morocco. ^[2]

Parties represented in parliament

Party		Abbr.	Est.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Councillors	Representatives
	National Rally of Independents Arabic : التجمع الوطني للاحرار French : Rassemblement national des indépendants Berber languages : ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵢ ⵉⵏⵙⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏ	RNI	1978	Aziz Akhannouch	Centre to centre-right	Classical liberalism Economic liberalism Monarchism	27 / 120	102 / 395
	Authenticity and Modernity Party Arabic : حزب الأصالة والمعاصرة French : Parti authenticité et modernité Berber languages : ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵥⵖⵓⵕⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵔⴰⵔⵜ	PAM	2008	Abdellatif Ouahbi	Syncretic	Reformism Monarchism Social liberalism	19 / 120	87 / 395
	Istiqlal Party Arabic : حزب الاستقلال French : Parti de l'Istiqlal Berber languages : ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ	PI	1937	Nizar Baraka	Centre-right	Conservatism Nationalism	17 / 120	81 / 395
	Socialist Union of Popular Forces Arabic : الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية French : Union socialiste des forces populaires Berber languages : ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ	USFP	1975	Driss Lachgar	Centre-left	Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Social liberalism	8 / 120	34 / 395
	Popular Movement Arabic : الحركة الشعبية French : Mouvement populaire Berber languages : ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⴷⵏⴰⵏ	MP	1957	Mohand Laenser	Centre-right	Conservative liberalism Monarchism	12 / 120	28 / 395
	Party of Progress and Socialism Arabic : حزب التقدم والاشتراكية French : Parti du progrès et du socialisme Berber languages : ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ	PPS	1974	Nabil Benabdallah	Left-wing	Progressivism Socialism	0 / 120	22 / 395
	Constitutional Union Arabic : الاتحاد الدستوري French : Union constitutionnelle Berber languages : ⴰⵍⵉⵜⵜⵉⴰⴷ ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵙⵜⵓⵔⵉ	UC	1983	Mohammed Sajid	Centre-right	Monarchism Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Populism	3 / 120	18 / 395
	Justice and Development Party Arabic : حزب العدالة و التنمية French : Parti de la justice et du développement Berber languages : ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵣⴰⵔⴼⵓⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵍⵉⵜ	PJD	1998	Abdelilah Benkirane	Right-wing	Islamic democracy Conservatism Nationalism Islamism	3 / 120	13 / 395
	Democratic and Social Movement Arabic : الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية French : Mouvement démocratique et social	MDS	1996	Mahmoud Archane	Centre-right	Royalism Makhzenism	1 / 120	5 / 395
	Front of Democratic Forces Arabic : جبهة القوى الديمقراطية French : Front des forces démocratiques	FFD	1997	Thami El Khyari	Left-wing	Socialism	0 / 120	3 / 395
	Party of Hope Arabic : حزب الأمل French : Parti de l'espoir	PE	1999	Mohamed Beni Ould Baraka	Centre	Modernism Liberalism Socialism	1 / 120	0 / 395
	Federation of the Democratic Left Arabic : فيدرالية اليسار الديمقراطي French : Alliance de la fédération de gauche Berber languages : ⵜⴰⴼⵉⴷⵉⵔⴰⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ ⴰⵎⴰⴳⴷⴰⵢ	FGD	2007		Left-wing	Socialism Progressivism Anti-imperialism	0 / 120	1 / 395
	Unified Socialist Party Arabic : الحزب الإشتراكي الموحد French : Parti socialiste unifié Berber languages : ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵔⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏ	PSU	2005	Jamal El Asri	Left-wing	Democratic socialism Progressivism Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism Anti-imperialism	0 / 120	1 / 395
Unions
	Moroccan Workers' Union Arabic : الاتحاد المغربي للشغل French : Union marocaine du travail	UMT	1955	Miloudi Moukharik	—	Labourism	8 / 120	0 / 395
	General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises  [ fr ] Arabic : الاتحاد العام لمقاولات المغرب French : Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc	CGEM	1947	Chakib Alj	—	Employers' organization	8 / 120	0 / 395
	General Union of Moroccan Workers Arabic : الاتحاد العام للشغالين بالمغرب French : Union générale des travailleurs du Maroc	UGTM	1960	Enaam Mayara	—	Labourism Aligned with PI	6 / 120	0 / 395
	National Labour Union of Morocco Arabic : الاتحاد الوطني للشغل بالمغرب French : Union national du travail au Maroc	UNTM	1973	Abdelslam Maâti	—	Labourism Aligned with PJD	2 / 120	0 / 395
	Democratic Federation of Labour Arabic : الاتحاد الديمقراطي للعمل French : Fédération démocratique du travail	FDT	2003	Tayeb Mounchid	—	Labourism	1 / 120	0 / 395

Parties without parliamentary representation

• Action Party (Parti de l'Action)
• Annahj Addimocrati
• Citizens' Forces (Forces Citoyennes, Alqiwa alwatania)
• Democratic and Social Movement (Mouvement Démocratique et Social, Alharaka addimoqratia wa ashabia)
• Democratic Independence Party (Parti Démocratique et de l'Indépendance, Hizbo ashoura wa alistiqlal)
• Democratic Way (La voie démocratique)
• Green Party for Development (Parti des verts pour le développement)
• Izigzawen
• Moroccan Liberal Party (Parti Marocain Libéral, Alhizbo almaghribi allibirali)
• Moroccan Union for Democracy (Union Marocaine pour la Démocratie)
• National Democratic Party (Parti National-Démocrate) - in electoral alliance in 2007 with the Covenant Party
• Party of Liberty and Social Justice (Parti de la Liberté et de la Justice Sociale)
• Party of Renaissance and Virtue (Parti de la renaissance et de la vertu, Hizb en-nahda wal fadila), 2006 splinter from the Justice and Development Party
• Party of Renewal and Equity (Parti du Renouveau et de l'Équité)
• Party of the Social Center (Parti du centre social)
• Reform and Development Party (Parti de la Réforme et du Développement, Hizbo alisslahi wa attanmia)
• Renaissance Party (Parti Annahda)
• Social Centre Party (Parti du Centre Social)

Defunct parties

• Democratic Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Démocratique)
• Labour Party (Parti travailliste, Hizb al’amali), splinter from the Socialist Union of Popular Forces
• National Union of Popular Forces (Union nationale des forces populaires)
• Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste), splinter from the National Congress Party
• Amazigh Moroccan Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Morocain Amazigh, PDAM, judicially dissolved and recreated under the denomination Izigzawen)

Banned parties

• Hizb ut-Tahrir
• Ila al-Amam
• Party of al-Badil al-Hadari (Parti de l'alternative civilisationnelle)

See also

• Politics of Morocco
• List of political parties by country

References

1. "The Constitutional Monarchy Option in Morocco and Bahrain". Middle East Policy Council.
2. I. Berman, Ilan. "What Morocco's Elections Mean".