Constitutional Union (Morocco)

The Constitutional Union (Berber languages: Tamunt Tamenḍawant, Arabic: الاتحاد الدستوري‎, French: Union constitutionelle) is a liberal conservative political party in Morocco, aligned with the ruling monarchy.

Constitutional Union

الاتحاد الدستوري
Union Constitutionelle
LeaderMohammed sajid
FounderMaati Bouabid
Founded1983 (1983)
HeadquartersRabat, Morocco
IdeologyRoyalism[1][2]
Liberal conservatism[3]
Economic liberalism[4]
Political positionCentre-right[1][5]
International affiliationLiberal International
Regional affiliationAfrica Liberal Network
Arab Liberal Federation
House of Representatives
19 / 325
Website
Union Constitutionnelle

History

The grouping was founded by then Prime Minister Maati Bouabid in 1983[6][7] and favoured by King Hassan II. In the 1984 parliamentary election, it won the greatest number of seats, but remained far from an absolute majority. Later it became an ordinary party without a special role in Morocco's multi-party system.[8]

The party is a full member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Dakar Congress in 2003.[9] Its electoral symbol is a horse.[10]

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 16 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 27 out of 325 seats.[11] The party won 23 out of 325 seats in the parliamentary election held in November 2011, being the seventh party in the parliament.[11]

Electoral results

Moroccan Parliament
House of Representatives
Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
1984 1,101,502 (#1) 24.8
82 / 301
–
Maati Bouabid
1993 769,149 (#3) 12.8
54 / 333
29
Maati Bouabid
1997 647,746 (#5) 10.2
50 / 325
4
Maati Bouabid
2002 ? (#7) 4.9
16 / 325
34
Mohamed Abied
2007 335,116 (#6) 7.3
27 / 325
11
Mohamed Abied
2011 275,137 (#7) 5.8
23 / 395
4
Mohamed Abied
2016 (#7)
19 / 395
4
Mohamed Sajid

References
  1. Thomas K. Park; Aomar Boum (2006), Historical Dictionary of Morocco, Scarecrow Press, p. 286
  2. Gareth M. Winrow (2000), Dialogue With the Mediterranean: The Role of NATO's Mediterranean Initiative, Garland, p. 78
  3. Hekking, Morgan (8 January 2020). "Moroccan Parliament Debates Bab Sebta Free Zone to Curb 'Mule Women'". Morocco World News. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. A.H. Saulniers (2001), "Privatization in Morocco", Privatization: A global perspective, Routledge, p. 222
  5. James N. Sater (2007), Civil Society and Political Change in Morocco, Routledge, p. 86
  6. "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. "Organizations". Maroc. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  8. Bernabé López García (2013), "Morocco: regime and fuse", Political Regimes in the Arab World: Society and the Exercise of Power, Routledge, p. 102
  9. Entry on Constitutional Union Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Liberal International.
  10. Park, Thomas K.; Boum, Aomar (2006), Historical Dictionary of Morocco, Scarecrow Press, p. 293
  11. "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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