Parliament of Morocco

Parliament of Morocco Parlement du Maroc

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	House of Councillors (upper house) House of Representatives (Lower house)
Leadership
President of the house of Councillors	Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, Authenticity and Modernity Party Since 13 October 2009
President of the House of Representatives	Rachid Talbi Alami, NRI Since 4 November 2014^[1]
Seats	595 members (325) (295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women) and (270 (elected by local councils (162 seats), professional chambers (91 seats) and wage-earners (27 seats))

House of Councilors political groups	Government coalition PJD (107) RNI (52) MP (32) PPS (18) Opposition parties PI (60) PAM (47) USFP (39) UC (23) PT (4) Other parties (13)
Elections
House of Representatives voting system	Multi-seat constituency
House of Councilors voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Meeting place

Rabat
Website
www.parlement.ma

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The Parliament of Morocco is located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.

Composition

Since 1996, the national legislature has become bicameral and has therefore two parliamentary chambers:

The House of Representatives or the lower house. 395 members elected directly for a five-year term.
The House of Councillors. It is elected indirectly for a nine-year term by two sets of electoral colleges.

The Members of Parliament come from Morocco and the Moroccan-held parts of Western Sahara (under Moroccan law treated as the Southern Provinces).

Reserve power

Part of the reserve powers, the head of State (in this case the King of Morocco) has the right to dissolve the Parliament. In the past, during the "years of lead" under King Hassan II, this right was used extensively, along with suspensions and extensions of terms. Thus, until 1997, not a single elected Parliament was able to complete its term under normal circumstances.

Role

The role of Parliament, and the respect of the monarchy for its integrity, has increased considerably since 1999, when Mohammed VI took the throne. However, the power of Parliament is still being limited as it is the King who appoints the prime minister and on proposition from the latter, the members of government.

References

External links

Official website

Morocco articles

History

Ancient	Prehistory Mauretania Tingitana

Early Islamic	Berber Revolt Idrisid dynasty Barghawata Confederacy Kingdom of Nekor Umayyad Caliphate Caliphate of Cordoba

Empire	Almoravids Almohads Marinids Wattasids Saadis Alaouites

European protectorate	Treaty of Fez French Protectorate Spanish Protectorate Operation Torch

Modern	Mohammed V Hassan II 1970s 1980s 1990s Mohammed VI 2000s 2011–12 protests

Geography

Politics

Cabinet Foreign relations King Parliament President of the Government List Western Sahara status

Military	History Army Navy Air Force Gendarmerie

Economy

Culture

Cinema Cuisine Coat of arms Flag Literature Media Music Sport national football team national rugby union team

Demographics	Languages Moroccan Arabic Berber languages Moroccan people diaspora Western Sahara

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National bicameral legislatures

Federal	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada Ethiopia India Malaysia Mexico Nigeria Pakistan Russia South Sudan Sudan Switzerland United States

Unitary	Afghanistan Algeria Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belarus Belize Bhutan Bolivia Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Chile Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Czech Republic Dominican Republic Equatorial Guinea France Gabon Grenada Haiti Indonesia Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Mauritania Morocco Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Oman Palau Paraguay Philippines Poland Romania Rwanda Saint Lucia Slovenia Somalia South Africa Spain Swaziland Tajikistan Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Zimbabwe

Dependent and other territories	American Samoa Bermuda Isle of Man Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico

Non-UN states	Somaliland

Historical	Yugoslavia

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Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe

Dependencies, autonomies, other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Somaliland (Somalia) Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Italics indicate an unrecognised or partially recognised state.

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