The Democratic and Social Movement (Arabic: الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية; French: Mouvement Démocratique et Social, MDS) is a political party in Morocco.
Democratic and Social Movement الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية Mouvement Démocratique et Social | |
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| Secretary-General | Abdul Samad Arshan |
| Founder | Mahmoud Arshan |
| Founded | 15 June 1996 |
| Split from | National Popular Movement |
| Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
| Ideology | Social democracy (nominal) Royalism |
| Colours | Green |
| House of Representatives | 5 / 395 |
| Website | |
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History and profile edit
The party was founded on 15 June 1996, by a former police commissioner.[1][2][3][4] It is described as a "royalist shell party".[1]
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won seven out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won nine out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election took place in November 2011, the party won two out of 325 seats.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Anton La Guardia (14 May 2016). "There is but one God, yet different forms of Islam are fighting for their own version of him". The Economist. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Organizations". Maroc. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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