Front of Democratic Forces
Front of Democratic Forces Front des Forces Démocratiques جبهة القوى الديمقراطية | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General | Mustapha Benali |
| Founder | Thami El Khyari |
| Founded | 27 July 1997 |
| Split from | Party of Progress and Socialism |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Newspaper | Al Mounaataf |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Front of Democratic Forces (French: Front des Forces Démocratiques; Arabic: جبهة القوى الديمقراطية) is a political party in Morocco.
History and profile
The party was founded in 1997 as a split from the Party of Progress and Socialism.[1][2][3] It has a socialist political leaning.[1]
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 12 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 of 2011, the party won a single seat out of 395.[4]
The party has an Arabic publication, Al Mounataf.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Leftist parties of Morocco". Broad Left. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Organizations". Maroc. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Front des Forces Democratiques". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Morocco: media". Al Bab. 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
