Keywords: Istiqlal


Casablanca election results: 12 new deputies join Morocco’s Parliament

Casablanca’s new parliamentary lineup reflects a balance between continuity and change, with 12 new deputies joining the House of Representatives while 14 outgoing lawmakers retain their seats. The figures come from the results across the economic capital’s eight local constituencies, which......

Morocco’s 2026 vote returns 14 government officials to Parliament

Morocco’s September 23 legislative elections have brought a significant number of outgoing government officials back into Parliament, with 14 ministers and secretaries of state securing seats according to election results reported after the vote. One other member of the outgoing government who......

Spain pledges continued cooperation with Morocco after 2026 election

Spain has signalled that Morocco’s parliamentary election results will not alter Madrid’s intention to maintain close working relations with Rabat, with Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares stressing that his government is prepared to cooperate with whichever administration emerges......

Morocco election 2026: PAM calls for cooperation after winning 97 seats

The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) is shifting its focus from electoral competition to the next phase of political work after emerging as the largest party in Morocco’s September 23 legislative elections. The party secured 97 seats in the House of Representatives, according to provisional......

Morocco family code reform: Kif Mama Kif Baba highlights party commitments and gaps

With Morocco’s 2026 legislative elections approaching, the association Kif Mama Kif Baba has published an assessment of how eight political parties address the reform of the Family Code in their electoral programmes. The review covers the programmes of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS),......

Morocco election 2026: Three coalition scenarios emerge after PAM takes first place

The results of Morocco’s September 23 legislative elections have opened a new phase of negotiations over the composition of the country’s next government, after the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) emerged as the largest parliamentary force with 97 seats. The result gives PAM the first......

Morocco election 2026: PAM takes 97 seats as PJD makes major comeback

Morocco’s 2026 legislative elections have reshaped the balance of forces in the House of Representatives, with the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) emerging as the largest parliamentary formation. According to provisional results announced by Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit on September......

Defamation: Noureddine Mediane sentenced to six months in prison

The Court of First Instance in Targuist has sentenced Noureddine Mediane, former president of the Istiqlal parliamentary group, to six months in prison for defamation targeting his party colleague, Rafia El Mansouri. In addition to the prison sentence, Mediane has been fined 3,000 dirhams and ordered......

Morocco's strategic partnership with Europe: a multifaceted alliance

In a compelling address to European partners at the 2025 European People’s Party (EPP) Congress in Valencia, Nizar Baraka, Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party, underscored Morocco’s strategic significance as a crucial partner for the European Union (EU). Baraka delineated the primary......