Democratic and Social Movement | |
Native Name: | الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية Mouvement Démocratique et Social |
Secretary General: | Abdul Samad Arshan |
Split: | National Popular Movement |
Founder: | Mahmoud Arshan |
Ideology: | Royalism |
Headquarters: | Rabat, Morocco |
Country: | Morocco |
Colours: | Green |
Seats1 Title: | House of Representatives |
The Democratic and Social Movement (ar|الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية; fr|Mouvement Démocratique et Social, MDS) is a political party in Morocco.
The party was founded on 15 June 1996, by a former police commissioner.[1] [2] [3] 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]