House of Representatives (Morocco)

lower house of Morocco

The House of Representatives (Arabic: مجلس النواب [maʒ.li.s‿an.nu.waːb]; Berber languages: ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ, romanized: Asqqim n Imura; French: Chambre des représentants) is one of the two chambers of the Moroccan Parliament. The House of Representatives has 395 members elected for five-year terms.

House of Representatives

مجلس النواب
ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ
Chambre des représentants
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
President of the House of Representatives
Habib El Malki, USFP
since 16 January 2017[1]
Structure
Seats395
Political groups
Government coalition[2] (228)
  •   PJD (125)
  •   RNI (37)
  •   MP (27)
  •   USFP (20)
  •   UC (19)

Opposition (167)

Elections
Mixed member majoritarian (Single non-transferable vote for 305 seats, 60 seats reserved for women and 30 seats reserved for young people under 40 by proportional representation)
Last election
7 October 2016
Next election
September 2021
Meeting place
Rabat, Morocco
Website
www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/en

References

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  1. "16/01/2017: Habib El Malki elected President of the House of Representatives, on Monday 16 January 2017". Chambredesrepresentants.ma. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. Igrouane, Youssef (27 March 2017). "Morocco's New Government Coalition Includes 30 Ministers". Morocco World News. Retrieved 1 April 2017.