Labour Party (Morocco)

The Labour Party (French: Parti Travailliste) is a political party in Morocco.

Labour Party الحزب العمالي Parti Travailliste
Leader	Abdelkrim Benatik
Founded	2005 (2005)
Dissolved	July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24)
Headquarters	Rabat, Morocco
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Red, White
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Profile

The party was founded at its first congress took place on 14 and 15 May 2005.[1][2] The founders of the party included Abdelkrim Benatik, Omar Seghrouchni and Mohamed el Ouchari.[2]

As of 2013 the president of the party is Abdelkrim Benatik.[3] The party has a centre-left political leaning.[4]

In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 5 out of 325 seats. It won 4 out of 395 seats in the parliamentary election, held on 25 November 2011.[2]

References

1. "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
2. "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
3. "Morocco Government Profile 2013". Index Mundi. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
4. Imad Estito (9 December 2011). "Morocco's Left Rejects Alliance with Islamists". Al Akhbar. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.