The House of Councillors ( ; ; ) is the
upper house
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of the
Parliament of Morocco
The Parliament of Morocco (; ; ) is the bicameral legislature located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.
History
The traditional representative system in Morocco was organized through traditional structures such as the ulema assembly by cities ...
and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term. 72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level, who represent the subnational administrative areas (collectivitiés territoriales); 20 members are elected in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations, the commerce, industry and services associations, the arts and crafts associations and the marine fisheries associations; 8 members are elected in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations; 20 members elected nationally by an electoral college made up of employees.
["Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)". ''IPU''.]
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The 2011 Constitution of Morocco
The Constitution of Morocco is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Morocco. The constitution defines Morocco as a constitutional monarchy and lays out the fundamental rights of Moroccan citizens, it also defines the basis and structures of governm ...
retained this second chamber, but reduced its term of office from 9 to 6 years and its size to 120 seats.[
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See also
* List of presidents of the House of Councillors of Morocco
References
External links
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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 ...
Government of Morocco
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