Morocco: Authenticity and Contemporary Party leads preliminary results of legislative elections
The Interior Minister announced that the Authenticity and Contemporary Party won first place in the Moroccan legislative elections, ahead of other participating parties in the distribution of National Assembly seats.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Rabat, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Morocco’s Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, announced on Thursday that the Authenticity and Contemporary Party (PAM) took the lead in the preliminary results of the legislative elections held yesterday, securing 97 seats out of 385 in the House of Representatives.
Speaking at a press conference, Laftit said the National Rally of Independents (RNI), which headed the previous government, came in second with 66 seats, followed by the Independence Party (Istiqlal) with 65 seats. The Justice and Development Party (PJD) won 54 seats, nearly quadrupling its parliamentary share compared to its performance in the 2021 elections.
He added that the Popular Movement (MP) won 29 seats, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) secured 26 seats, the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) obtained 19 seats, and the Constitutional Union (UC) won 17 seats, while the remaining seats were distributed among several smaller participating parties.
Laftit stated that voter turnout reached 38.2 percent, with more than 3,000 observers monitoring the electoral process.
Under Article 47 of the Moroccan Constitution, the King appoints the head of government from the party that tops the results of the House of Representatives elections. (End) M.R.Y. / S.M.A.
