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Moroccan parliamentary election, 1997

Moroccan parliamentary election, 1997
Morocco
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All 325 seats to the Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
163 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Abderrahmane Youssoufi Maati Bouabid Ahmed Osman
Party USFP Constitutional Union RNI
Last election 52 54 40
Seats won 57 50 46
Seat change Increase5 Decrease4 Increase6
Popular vote 884,061 647,746 705,397
Percentage 13.9% 10.2% 11.1%
Swing Increase0.7% Decrease2.6% Decrease2.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Mohand Laenser M'Hamed Boucetta
Party Popular Movement Istiqlal
Last election 51 52
Seats won 40 32
Seat change Decrease11 Decrease20
Popular vote 659,331 840,315
Percentage 10.3% 13.8%
Swing Decrease1.8% Increase0.6%

Prime Minister before election

Abdellatif Filali
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Abderrahmane Youssoufi
USFP


Abdellatif Filali
Independent

Abderrahmane Youssoufi
USFP

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 14 November 1997. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 57 of the 319 seats in the Assembly of Representatives. Voter turnout was 58.3%.


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