Elections in Morocco

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Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives of Morocco (Majlis al-Nuwab/Assemblée des Répresentants) has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The Assembly of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils (162 seats), professional chambers (91 seats) and wage-earners (27 seats).

Morocco has had a multi-party system since independence in the fifties, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Since Morocco considers Western Sahara as part of its territory and governs large parts of it, the Moroccan elections are also held in part of this disputed region.

1 2006 fraud affair
2 Latest elections
3 Past elections
4 See also
5 External links
6 References and sources

On October 2006, as many 67 people as were arrested for election fraud allegations related to the September 8, 2006 polls. ^[1] Among them there were 17 lawmakers (12 from the Assembly of Councillors and 5 from the Assembly of Representatives). It was the first time the Moroccan government made such arrests.

Main article: Moroccan parliamentary election, 2002

Moroccan parliamentary elections