Moroccan Liberal Party
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The Liberal Moroccan Party is a political party
in Morocco
.
It was established in March 2002 as a splinter from the Constitutional Union
Party by the attorney Mohammed Ziane, former delegate Minister for Human Rights in the Abdellatif Filali
government, 1994-1998.
In the parliamentary election
held on 27 September 2002, the party won 3 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election
, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
.
It was established in March 2002 as a splinter from the Constitutional Union
Constitutional Union (Morocco)
The Constitutional Union is a liberal conservative political party in Morocco, aligned with the ruling monarchy.The party is a full member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Dakar Congress in 2003....
Party by the attorney Mohammed Ziane, former delegate Minister for Human Rights in the Abdellatif Filali
Abdellatif Filali
Dr. Abdellatif Filali was a Moroccan politician and diplomat under King Hassan II.Filali was born in Beni Mellal, Morocco. He served as Prime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998...
government, 1994-1998.
In the parliamentary election
Moroccan parliamentary election, 2002
The 2002 Moroccan parliamentary election was held in Morocco on 27 September 2002. The election was the first since King Mohammed VI of Morocco had come to the throne in 1999 and international observers saw it as a test of his commitment to democracy...
held on 27 September 2002, the party won 3 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election
Moroccan parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 7 September 2007, the second of King Mohammed VI's reign. Voter turnout was estimated to be 37%, the lowest in Moroccan political history. There were 33 different parties and 13 independent candidates competing for 325 assembly seats...
, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats.