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Morocco’s 7,288 candidates are competing for 395 parliamentary seats
A total of 7,288 candidates have been registered for Morocco’s parliamentary election, scheduled for September 23, with 395 seats up for grabs. Twenty-six political parties will take part, while the number of female candidates has reached 2,658.
A total of 7,288 candidates will compete for 395 seats in Morocco’s parliamentary election. The vote is scheduled to take place on September 23.
Morocco’s Ministry of Interior announced that 1,850 candidate lists had been submitted for the election, with more than 18 candidates competing for each seat. Twenty-six political parties will take part.
The number of female candidates was recorded at 2,658. Women account for 36.47 percent of all applications.
More than 15.8 million people are registered on the electoral rolls
As of July, the number of voters registered on the official electoral rolls stood at 15,801,162. The election campaign is scheduled to end at midnight on the Tuesday before polling day, with voters expected to go to the polls the following day.
National Rally of Independents won the most seats in the 2021 election
In Morocco’s most recent parliamentary election, held on September 8, 2021, the National Rally of Independents came first after winning 102 seats. The Authenticity and Modernity Party won 86 seats, while the Istiqlal Party secured 81.
Following the election, a coalition government was formed under the leadership of Aziz Akhannouch, comprising the Authenticity and Modernity Party and the Istiqlal Party.
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