HIBAPRESS – Rabat
The leaders of Moroccan political parties lived through Wednesday-Thursday night on the verge of anticipation and waiting, awaiting the announcement of the official results of the legislative elections that took place on Wednesday, September 23, before the Ministry of Interior revealed the official figures.
The Minister of Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, announced during a press conference held at the Ministry of Interior late on Wednesday-Thursday night that the results of the vote counting and tallying process for local and regional constituencies, according to the provisional results, led to the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) topping the list with 97 seats.
The National Rally of Independents (RNI) party came in second place with 66 seats, followed by the Independence Party (PI) which obtained 65 seats, while the Justice and Development Party (PJD) came in fourth place with 54 seats.
In the remaining results, the Popular Movement (MP) party obtained 29 seats, followed by the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) with 26 seats, then the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) with 19 seats, and the Constitutional Union (UC) with 17 seats.
The Social Democratic Movement (MDS) and the Left Alliance also obtained 8 seats each, while the Democratic Forces' Rally (RFF) and the Equity Party each received two seats.
The New Democrats Party and the Democratic Unity Party each obtained one seat.
These provisional results come after long hours of anticipation within party headquarters, where political leaders continued to follow the vote counting process and the gradual announcement of results, before the Ministry of Interior finalized the initial picture of the parliamentary seats map according to the announced data.
