House of Representatives مجلس النواب ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ | |
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| 11th Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1956 |
| Leadership | |
First Vice President | Mohamed Sabbari, PAM since 9 October 2021 |
Second Vice President | Abdelmajid El Fassi, PI since 9 October 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 395 |
Political groups | Government (267) Confidence and supply (23)[2][3] Opposition (105) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation; 305 seats elected in geographical multi-seat districts, 90 seats reserved for women elected by regional lists. | |
Last election | 8 September 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Rabat,Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Kingdom of Morocco | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Morocco | |
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TheHouse of Representatives (Arabic:مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِ[maʒ.li.su‿n.nu.wːaːb],Standard Moroccan Tamazight:ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ,romanized: Asqqim n imura) is one of thetwo chambers—the other of which is theHouse of Councillors—of theMoroccan Parliament. The House of Representatives has 395 members elected for five-year terms, 305 of whom are elected in multi-seatconstituencies, and 90 of whom are elected in regional lists dedicated to promote gender equality.
TheJustice and Development Party (PJD) remained the largest party, winning 125 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, a gain of 18 seats compared to the2011 elections.[7][8] TheAuthenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won 102 seats, and the rest of the seats were split among smaller parties.
Aziz Akhannouch'sNational Rally of Independents won the most seats (102), up 65 from the previous election.[9] With 87 members, the liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party lost 15 seats to finish in second place. With 81 seats overall, the center-rightIstiqlal Party moved up to third place after gaining 35 seats.[10] The ruling Justice and Development Party lost 112 seats overall as a result of the election, winning just 13 seats.[11][12]
On 24 January 2023, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would set a level of “adequate knowledge” ofTamazight as a condition for obtaining Moroccan citizenship.[13][14]
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