Parliament of Morocco
Bicameral legislature of Morocco
The Parliament of Morocco (Arabic: البرلمان المغربي; Berber languages: ⴰⴱⵕⵍⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ; French: Parlement du Maroc) is the bicameral legislature located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.
Parliament of Morocco البرلمان المغربي ⴰⴱⵕⵍⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ Parlement du Maroc | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | House of Councillors House of Representatives |
History | |
Founded | August 2, 1956[1] | (Non elected chambers in 1904, 1908, 1919, 1947, and 1951)
Leadership | |
President of the House of Councillors | |
President of the House of Representatives | |
Structure | |
Seats | 595 members 120 councilors 395 representatives |
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House of Councillors political groups | Government coalition[4] (40)
Opposition (80) |
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House of Representatives political groups | Government coalition[4] (240)
Opposition (155) |
Elections | |
Indirect election | |
Mixed member majoritarian (Single non-transferable vote for 305 seats, 60 seats reserved for women and 30 seats reserved for young people under 40 by proportional representation) | |
House of Councillors last election | 2 October 2015 |
House of Representatives last election | 7 October 2016 |
House of Representatives next election | November 2021 |
Meeting place | |
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Rabat, Morocco | |
Website | |
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Since 1996, the national legislature has become bicameral and has two parliamentary chambers:
- The House of Representatives or the lower house. 395 members elected directly for a five-year term.
- The House of Councillors's 120 members are elected for a six-year term by two sets of electoral colleges.
References
change- ↑ (in French) L'assemblée Nationale Consultative Marocaine Archived 2020-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "14/10/2015: HM the King Congratulates Abdelhakim Benchamach On Election As Speaker of the Chamber of Advisors". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ↑ "16/01/2017: Habib El Malki elected President of the House of Representatives, on Monday 16 January 2017". Chambredesrepresentants.ma. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Igrouane, Youssef (27 March 2017). "Morocco's New Government Coalition Includes 30 Ministers". Morocco World News. Retrieved 1 April 2017.