HIBAPRESS – Rabat
The Minister of Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, announced the provisional results of the legislative elections held on Wednesday, September 23, which saw the Authenticity and Modernity Party leading with 97 seats.
According to the results announced by Laftit during an official press conference held in the early hours of Thursday, the National Rally of Independents party came in second place with 66 seats, followed by the Independence Party with 65 seats, while the Justice and Development Party obtained 54 seats.
The Popular Movement came in fifth place with 29 seats, followed by the Socialist Union of Popular Forces with 26 seats, then the Progress and Socialism Party with 19 seats, and the Constitutional Union with 17 seats.
The Left Alliance obtained 8 seats, the same number obtained by the Social Democratic Movement Party, while the Democratic Forces Front Party obtained two seats, and the Equity Party obtained two seats, while each of the Democratic Unity Party and the New Democrats obtained one seat.
According to the data announced by the Minister of Interior, the voter turnout rate was 38.08 percent nationally, equivalent to approximately 6 million voters.
The southern provinces recorded high participation rates, reaching about 77 percent in the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region, and 53 percent in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, while it reached 61 percent in the Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab region.
These figures concern the provisional results announced after the end of the voting and counting process, pending the completion of legal procedures related to the announcement and approval of the final results.
