This article lists political parties in Morocco.

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

has had a

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since independence in 1956 with numerous parties ranging in ideology from the far-left to Islamists. The Moroccan electoral system leads the political parties to seek coalition governments. However, the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

appointed by the King from the party that achieved a plurality in the parliamentary elections, and other four main cabinet ministers are appointed by the

King of Morocco This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used. The present King of Moroc ...

. Since Morocco considers the disputed territory of

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to be its

Southern Provinces The Southern Provinces ( ar, الأقاليم الجنوبية, Al-Aqalim al-Janubiyah, french: Provinces du Sud) or Moroccan Sahara ( ar, الصحراء المغربية, Assahra al-Maghribiya, french: Sahara marocain) are the terms used by th ...

, the political parties are also active in those annexed parts of the territory administered by Morocco.

Parties represented in parliament

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french: Rassemblement national des indépendants
ber, ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵢ ⵉⵏⵙⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏ , , RNI , 1978 , ,

Aziz Akhannouch Aziz Akhannouch (; ; born 1961) is a Moroccan politician, businessman, and billionaire who is currently the Prime Minister of Morocco since his government took office on 7 October 2021. He is the CEO of Akwa Group and also served as Minister of A ...

Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

Classical liberalism Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, econo ...

Economic liberalism Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberali ...

Monarchism Monarchism is the advocacy of the system of monarchy or monarchical rule. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government independently of any specific monarch, whereas one who supports a particular monarch is a royalist. ...

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Authenticity and Modernity Party The Authenticity and Modernity Party ( ar, حزب الأصالة والمعاصرة, translit=ḥizb al-ʾaṣāla wa-l-muʿāṣira; zgh, ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵥⵖⵓⵕⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵔⴰⵔⵜ, translit=amulli n taẓɣoṛt ...

ar, حزب الأصالة والمعاصرة
french: Parti authenticité et modernité
ber, ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵥⵖⵓⵕⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵔⴰⵔⵜ , , PAM , 2008 , ,

Abdellatif Ouahbi Abdellatif Ouahbi ( ar, عبد اللطيف وهبي; born 28 July 1961 in Taroudant) is a Moroccan lawyer and politician. He was elected MP in 2016 and then Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2020.Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...

Third way The Third Way is a centrist political position that attempts to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of centre-right economic policies with centre-left social policies. The Third Way was born from ...

to Radical centre , Reformism

Social liberalism Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...

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Istiqlal Party The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...

ar, حزب الاستقلال
french: Parti de l'istiqlal
ber, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ , , PI , 1943 , ,

Nizar Baraka Nizar Baraka (born 6 February 1964) is a Moroccan politician and businessman of the Istiqlal Party. He is the grandson of nationalist Allal Al Fassi. He was Minister of Economy and Finance in the government of Abdelilah Benkirane. Baraka holds ...

Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

Conservatism Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilizati ...

Nationalism Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: The ...

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Socialist Union of Popular Forces The Socialist Union of Popular Forces ( ar, الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية, translit=Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtirakiy Lilqawat Al-Sha'abiyah; zgh, ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳ� ...

ar, الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية
french: Union socialiste des forces populaires
ber, ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ , , USFP , 1975 , ,

Driss Lachgar Driss Lachgar ( ar, ادريس لشݣر, born 1954, Rabat) is a Moroccan politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) party. Between 2010 and 2012, he held the position of Minister of Relations with the Parliament in the cabinet o ...

Centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...

Social democracy Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote s ...

Democratic socialism

Progressivism Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, tec ...

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ar, الحركة الشعبية
french: Mouvement populaire
ber, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⴷⵏⴰⵏ , , MP , 1957 , , Mohand Laenser ,

Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism or right-liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or simply representing the right-wing of the liberal movement. M. Gallagher, M. Laver and P. Mair, ''Repre ...

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Party of Progress and Socialism The Party of Progress and Socialism ( ar, حزب التقدم والاشتراكية, translit=Hizb Al-Taqadoum Wal-Ishtirakiyeh; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ; french: Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme, PPS) ...

ar, حزب التقدم والاشتراكية
french: Parti du progrès et du socialisme
ber, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ, , PPS , 1974 , ,

Nabil Benabdallah Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah (born 3 June 1959) is a Moroccan politician who has served as Minister of Housing and Urbanism of Morocco since 2012, as part of the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Born in Rabat, Nabil Benabdallah started his career a ...

Left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

Socialism Socialism is a left-wing Economic ideology, economic philosophy and Political movement, movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to Private prop ...

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ar, الاتحاد الدستوري
french: Union constitutionnelle
ber, ⴰⵍⵉⵜⵜⵉⴰⴷ ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵙⵜⵓⵔⵉ , , UC , 1983 , , Mohammed Sajid ,

Liberal conservatism

Populism , , , - , bgcolor= , , Justice and Development Party
ar, حزب العدالة و التنمية
french: Parti de la justice et du développement
ber, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵣⴰⵔⴼⵓⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵍⵉⵜ, , PJD , 1998 , , Saad dine El Otmani , Right-wing ,

Islamic democracy There exist a number of perspectives on the relationship of Islam and democracy among Islamic political theorists, the general Muslim public, and Western authors. In 2021, a number of Muslim majority countries are Islamic and secular democra ...

Moroccan nationalism Moroccan may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to the country of Morocco * Moroccan people * Moroccan Arabic, spoken in Morocco * Moroccan Jews See also * Morocco leather Morocco leather (also known as Levant, the French Mar ...

Islamism , , , - , bgcolor= , , Democratic and Social Movement
ar, الاجتماعية
french: Mouvement démocratique et social, , MDS , 1996 , , Mahmoud Archane ,

Royalism A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of govern ...

Makhzen Makhzen (Arabic: , Berber: ''Lmexzen'') is the governing institution in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered on the monarch and consisting of royal notables, top-ranking military personnel, landowners, security service bosses, civil servants ...

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Front of Democratic Forces The Front of Democratic Forces (french: Front des Forces Démocratiques; ar, جبهة القوى الديمقراطية) is a political party in Morocco. History and profile The party was founded in 1997 as a split from the Party of Progress an ...

ar, جبهة القوى الديمقراطية
french: Front des forces démocratiques, , FFD , 1997 , , Thami El Khyari ,

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ar, حزب الأمل
french: Parti de l'espoir, , PE , 1999 , , Mohamed Beni
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Modernism Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...

Liberalism Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for c ...

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Federation of the Democratic Left The Alliance of the Left Federation (, AFG; ; ), formerly the Federation of the Democratic Left (, FGD; ) until 2021, is an alliance created in 2007 of two leftist Moroccan political parties: the Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party The Socialis ...

ar, فيدرالية اليسار الديمقراطي
french: Alliance de la fédération de gauche
ber, ⵜⴰⴼⵉⴷⵉⵔⴰⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ ⴰⵎⴰⴳⴷⴰⵢ, , FGD , 2007 , , ,

Anti-imperialism , , , - , bgcolor= , , Unified Socialist Party
ar, الحزب الإشتراكي الموحد
french: Parti socialiste unifié
ber, ⴰⵎⵓⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵔⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏ, , PSU , 2005 , ,

Nabila Mounib Nabila Mounib ( ar, نبيلة منيب; born 14 February 1960) is a Moroccan politician who currently serves as the General Secretary of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU). She is the first woman to be elected head of a Moroccan party. Early l ...

, Democratic socialism

Left-wing nationalism Left-wing nationalism or leftist nationalism, also known as social nationalism, is a form of nationalism based upon national self-determination, popular sovereignty, national self-interest, and left-wing political positions such as social equal ...

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ar, الاتحاد المغربي للشغل
french: Union marocaine du travail, , UMT , 1955 , , Miloudi Moukharik , ,

Labourism The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other. * The trade union movement ...

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ar, الاتحاد العام لمقاولات المغرب
french: Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc, , CGEM , 1947 , , Chakib Alj , ,

Employers' organization An employers' organization or employers' association is a collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor. Employers' organizations seek to coordinate the behavior of their member companies in matters of mutual ...

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General Union of Moroccan Workers The General Union of Moroccan Workers (UGTM) is a national trade union center in Morocco. It was formed March 20, 1960 and has a membership of 695,000. The UGTM has its roots in the agricultural workers of Morocco, although it does have public and ...

ar, الاتحاد العام للشغالين بالمغرب
french: Union générale des travailleurs du Maroc, , UGTM , 1960 , , Enaam Mayara , ,

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National Labour Union of Morocco The National Labour Union of Morocco (French: Union National du Travail au Maroc, Arabic: الاتحاد الوطني للشغل بالمغرب) (UNTM) is a national trade union center in Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of M ...

ar, الاتحاد الوطني للشغل بالمغرب
french: Union national du travail au Maroc, , UNTM , 1973 , , Abdelslam Maâti , ,

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Democratic Federation of Labour The Democratic Federation of Labour (FDT) is a national trade union center in Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean ...

ar, الاتحاد الديمقراطي للعمل
french: Fédération démocratique du travail, , FDT , 1973 , , Tayeb Mounchid , ,

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Parties without parliamentary representation

* Action Party (''Parti de l'Action'') *

Annahj Addimocrati Democratic Way ( ar, النهج الديمقراطي, french: La Voie Democratique) is a legal Hoxhaist Marxist-Leninist political party in Morocco led by Mustapha Brahma and includes former members of the heavily repressed Moroccan Communist Pa ...

* Citizens' Forces (''Forces Citoyennes'', Alqiwa alwatania) * Democratic and Social Movement (''Mouvement Démocratique et Social'', Alharaka addimoqratia wa ashabia) *

Democratic Independence Party The Democratic Independence Party (french: Parti Démocratique et de l'Indépendance), also called the Democratic Party for Independence, is a political party in Morocco. History and profile The Democratic Independence Party was established in ...

(''Parti Démocratique et de l'Indépendance'', Hizbo ashoura wa alistiqlal) *

Democratic Way Democratic Way ( ar, النهج الديمقراطي, french: La Voie Democratique) is a legal Hoxhaist Marxist-Leninist political party in Morocco led by Mustapha Brahma and includes former members of the heavily repressed Moroccan Communist Par ...

() * Green Party for Development () * Izigzawen * Moroccan Liberal Party (''Parti Marocain Libéral'', Alhizbo almaghribi allibirali) * Moroccan Union for Democracy () * National Democratic Party (Parti National-Démocrate) - in electoral alliance in 2007 with the Covenant Party *

Party of Liberty and Social Justice The Party of Liberty and Social Justice (french: Parti de la Liberté et de la Justice Sociale) is a liberal and nationalist political party in Morocco. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where gen ...

(''Parti de la Liberté et de la Justice Sociale'') * Party of Renaissance and Virtue (''Parti de la renaissance et de la vertu'', Hizb en-nahda wal fadila), 2006 splinter from the Justice and Development Party *

Party of Renewal and Equity The Party of Renewal and Equity (french: Parti du Renouveau et de l'Équité, PRE) is a political party in Morocco. History and profile The party was founded in 2002. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting elect ...

() * Party of the Social Center () * Reform and Development Party (''Parti de la Réforme et du Développement'', Hizbo alisslahi wa attanmia) * Renaissance Party (''Parti Annahda'') * Social Centre Party (''Parti du Centre Social'')

Defunct parties

* Democratic Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste Démocratique'') * Labour Party (''Parti travailliste'', Hizb al’amali), splinter from the

National Union of Popular Forces The National Union of Popular Forces ( ar, الاتحاد الوطني للقوات الشعبية; , UNFP) was founded in 1959 in Morocco by Mehdi Ben Barka and his entourage, because they found that the Istiqlal Party was not radical enough. E ...

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Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...

(Parti Socialiste), splinter from the National Congress Party * Amazigh Moroccan Democratic Party (''Parti Démocratique Morocain Amazigh'', PDAM, judicially dissolved and recreated under the denomination Izigzawen)

Banned parties

Hizb ut-Tahrir Hizb ut-Tahrir (Arabicحزب التحرير (Translation: Party of Liberation) is an international, political organization which describes its ideology as Islam, and its aim the re-establishment of the Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) to resume Isl ...

* Ila al-Amam *

Party of al-Badil al-Hadari The Party of the Civilizational Alternative ( ar, حزب البديل الحضاري ''Hizb al-Badil al-Hadari''; french: Parti de l'alternative civilisationnelle) is an Islamo-democratic political party in Morocco. In the 2007 parliamentary el ...

(''Parti de l'alternative civilisationnelle'')

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