Party of Progress and Socialism حزب التقدم والاشتراكية Parti du progrès et du socialisme ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ | |
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| General Secretary | Nabil Benabdallah |
| Founded | 23 August 1974 |
| Preceded by | Party of Liberation and Socialism |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Historical: Communism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| House of Representatives | 12 / 395 |
| Website | |
| ppsmaroc.com | |
The Party of Progress and Socialism (Arabic: حزب التقدم والاشتراكية Hizb Al-Taqadoum Wal-Ishtirakiyeh; Berber languages: ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ; French: Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme, PPS) is a political party in Morocco.
History and profile
The party was founded in 1974[1] by Ali Yata as the successor of Moroccan Communist Party and Party of Liberation and Socialism.[2]
After the fall of the Socialist Bloc, the party distanced itself from communism.
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 17 out of 325 seats.
The PPS was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.[3]
The party won 12 out of 325 seats in the parliamentary election held in 2016.[4]
References
- ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ George Joffe; Alvaro Vasconcelos (8 April 2014). The Barcelona Process: Building a Euro-Mediterranean Regional Community. Routledge. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-135-30982-4. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles", Agence France-Presse, 15 October 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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