House of Councillors (Morocco)
House of Councillors مجلس المستشارين ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1962 1996 (re-established) |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups | Government (63)
Support (9) Opposition (48) |
Length of term | 6 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election | |
Last election | 5 October 2021 |
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| Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Kingdom of Morocco | |
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| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Morocco | |
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 Morocco portal |
The House of Councillors (Arabic: مجلس المستشارين [maʒlis al-mustaʃaːriːn], Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ, romanized: Asqqim n Insfawn) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term:[2]
- 72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level - they represent the regions and the subnational administrative areas (French: collectivités territoriales)
- 20 members are elected in the regions by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations:
- the agriculture associations
- the commerce, industry and services associations
- the arts-and-crafts associations
- the marine-fisheries associations
- 8 members are elected nationally by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations
- 20 members are elected nationally by an electoral college made up of employees.
The 2011 Constitution of Morocco retained this second chamber, but reduced its term of office from 9 to 6 years and its size to 120 seats.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Mohamed Ould Errachid (PI) élu à la présidence de la Chambre des conseillers pour la seconde moitié de la législature 2021-2027". MAP news. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024..
- ^ a b "Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)". IPU.
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