House of Councillors (Morocco)

Upper house of Bicameral parliament of Morocco

The House of Councillors (Arabic: مجلس المستشارين [maʒlis al-mustaʃaːriːn]; Berber languages: ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ, romanized: Asqqim n Insfawn; French: Chambre des conseillers) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term.

House of Councillors

مجلس المستشارين
ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ
Chambre des conseillers
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
6 years
Leadership
President of the House of Councillors
Hakim Benchamach, PAM
since 13 October 2015[1]
Structure
Seats120
Current Structure of the House of Representatives
Political groups
  •   PI (24)
  •   PAM (23)
  •   PJD (12)
  •   MP (10)
  •   RNI (8)
  •   UMT (6)
  •   USFP (5)
  •   CDT (4)
  •   UNMT (4)
  •   UGTM (3)
  •   UC (3)
  •   MDS (3)
  •   PPS (2)
  •   Democratic Al Ahd Party (1)
  •   PRD (1)
  •   FDT (1)
  •   ODT (1)
  •   SND (1)
  •   Independent (8)
Elections
Indirect election
Last election
2 October 2015
Meeting place
Rabat, Morocco
Website
www.chambredesconseillers.ma/en

References change

  1. "14/10/2015: HM the King Congratulates Abdelhakim Benchamach On Election As Speaker of the Chamber of Advisors". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.