Al-ʽAhd (Morocco)
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The Al-ʽAhd Party (Arabic: حزب العهد; lit. 'Covenant Party') was a political party in Morocco.
History and profile
[edit]Al Ahd party was established in March 2002.[1][2][3] The founder was Nayib Al Uazzani.[3]
At the legislative elections held on 27 September 2002, the party won five out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the National Democratic Party 14 out of 325 seats.[4]
It merged into the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2008; however, it left the party during the same year.[5]
Najib Ouazzani founded Al Ahd Addimocrati (fr.) in 2009, after Al Ahd merged with the PAM.
Notable members of Al Ahd
[edit]- Najib Ouazzani, long-time Secretary General of the party.
- Said Chaou, MP between 2007 and 2010, currently exiled in the Netherlands.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leftist parties of Morocco". Broad Left. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Organizations". Maroc. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b Lise Storm (2007). Democratization in Morocco: The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State. Routledge. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-134-06738-1.
- ^ Tom Lansford (8 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 975. ISBN 978-1-4833-3327-4.
- ^ Bruce Maddy-Weitzman; Daniel Zisenwine (2013). Contemporary Morocco: State, Politics and Society Under Mohammmed VI. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-415-69546-6.
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