Labour Party (Morocco) Explained

The Labour Party (fr|Parti Travailliste) was a political party in Morocco.

Profile

The party was founded at its first congress took place on 14 and 15 May 2005.^[1] The founders of the party included Abdelkrim Benatik, Omar Seghrouchni and Mohamed el Ouchari.

As of 2013, the president of the party was Abdelkrim Benatik.^[2] The party had a centre-left political leaning.^[3]

In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the party won five out of 325 seats. It won four out of 395 seats in the parliamentary election held on 25 November 2011.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moroccan Political Parties. Riad Reviews. 10 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052326/http://www.riadreviews.com/resources/moroccan-politics-and-government/moroccan-political-parties.html. 4 September 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Morocco Government Profile 2013. Index Mundi. 21 January 2014.
3. News: Morocco's Left Rejects Alliance with Islamists. 21 January 2014. Al Akhbar. 9 December 2011. Imad Estito. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202211218/http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/2319. 2 February 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Morocco . European Forum . 10 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910053106/http://www.europeanforum.net/country/morocco . 10 September 2014 .