Party of Progress and Socialism

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.

Party of Progress and Socialism

حزب التقدم والاشتراكية
Parti du progrès et du socialisme
ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ
General SecretaryNabil Benabdallah
Founded23 August 1974 (1974-08-23)
Preceded byParty of Liberation and Socialism
HeadquartersRabat
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Historical:
Communism
Political positionLeft-wing
House of Representatives
12 / 395
Election symbol
Website
ppsmaroc.com

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
  1. "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles", Agence France-Presse, 15 October 2007 (in French).
  4. "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


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