Front of Democratic Forces
Native nameFront des Forces Démocratiques
جبهة القوى الديمقراطية
ColorcodeOlive
Secretary generalMustapha Benali
Foundation27 July 1997
SplitParty of Progress and Socialism
FounderThami El Khyari
NewspaperAl Mounaataf
Ideology
PositionLeft-wing[1]
HeadquartersRabat
CountryMorocco
Websitewww.ffdmaroc.com

The Front of Democratic Forces (French: Front des Forces Démocratiques; Arabic: جبهة القوى الديمقراطية) is a political party in Morocco.

History and profile

The party was founded in 1997 as a split from the Party of Progress and Socialism.[2][3][4] It has a socialist political leaning.[2]

In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won nine out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election of 2011, the party won a single seat out of 395.[5]

The party has an Arabic publication, Al Mounataf.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Morocco". africaelects.com
  2. ^ "Leftist parties of Morocco". Broad Left. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Organizations". Maroc. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Front des Forces Democratiques". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Morocco: media". Al Bab. 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.