Democratic Socialist Party (Morocco)

The Democratic Socialist Party (Arabic: الحزب الديموقراطي الاشتراكي‎‎) (French: Parti Socialiste Démocratique) is a political party in Morocco.

History and profile

The party was founded in 1996^[1] as a split from the Organisation de l'Action Démocratique Populaire over the constitutional referendum held in September 1996.

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 6 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats, as it merged with the USFP in 2005.

References

Political parties in Morocco
Assembly of Representatives	Justice and Development Party (107) Istiqlal Party (60) National Rally of Independents (52) Authenticity and Modernity Party (47) Socialist Union of Popular Forces (39) Popular Movement (32) Constitutional Union (23) Party of Progress and Socialism (18) Labour Party (4) Party of Renewal and Equity (2) Democratic and Social Movement (2) Environment and Development Party (2) Democratic Oath Party (2) Front of Democratic Forces (1) Action Party (1) Union and Democracy Party (1) Party of Liberty and Social Justice (1) Green Left Party (1)
Unrepresented	Citizens' Forces Democratic Left Alliance (National Ittihadi Congress, Avant Garde Social Democratic Party and Unified Socialist Party) Democratic Way Moroccan Union for Democracy National Democratic Party Party of Renaissance and Virtue Socialist Party
Banned	Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Badil al-Hadari Party
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