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Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary
    September 2012

Morocco
  • Morocco
  • Kingdom of Morocco
  • Region: Africa

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: King MOHAMED VI *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abbas EL FASSI
  • Assembly: Morocco has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Chamber of Counselors with 270 seats and the Chamber of Representatives with 325 seats.

* The monarch is hereditary.

Description of electoral system:

  • The King is hereditary N/A.
  • Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
  • In the Chamber of Counselors 270 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 9-year terms*. In the Chamber of Representatives 325 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.**

* Members are elected indirectly by local councils, professional organizations, and labor syndicates. One-third of the members are renewed every three years.

** 295 members are elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 from national lists of women.

Population:

  • Population: 33,241,259 (July 2006 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - September 2012

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010

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