Socialist Union of Popular Forces
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Socialist Union of Popular Forces
الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires |
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| First Secretary | Driss Lachgar |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Split from | National Union of Popular Forces |
| Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
| Newspaper |
Al Ittihad al Ichtiraki (Arab) Libération (French) |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation |
Socialist International, Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Purple, White |
| House of Representatives |
20 / 395
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| Website | |
| www.usfp.ma | |
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtirakiy Lilqawat Al-Sha'abiyah, French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires) is a social-democraticpolitical party in Morocco.
The USFP was formed as a breakaway from the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP), a Socialist opposition party which had itself split from the Istiqlal Party in 1959. The USFP was established in 1975.
The party won the 1997 parliamentary election. Then the party led the government of Morocco with a centre-left coalition. During this period Abderrahmane Youssoufi, the leader of the party, was the Prime Minister of Morocco.
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 50 out of 325 seats, making it the largest party in the Moroccan parliament. Following those elections it formed a government with the Istiqlal party in a three-party coalition known as the "Koutla".
In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the USFP won 38 out of 325 seats, losing 12 seats and becoming only the fifth largest party in parliament. The USFP was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.
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