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The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية, romanized: Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtirakiy Lilqawat Al-Sha'abiyah; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ; French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, USFP) is a social democratic[2] political party in Morocco.
Socialist Union of Popular Forces الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ | |
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First Secretary | Driss Lachgar |
Founded | 12 January 1975[1] |
Split from | National Union of Popular Forces |
Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
Newspaper | Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki (Arabic) Libération (French) |
Ideology | Social democracy[2] |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
International affiliation | Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
Colours | Purple, White |
House of Representatives | 37 / 395 |
House of Councillors | 8 / 120 |
Pan-African Parliament | 1 / 5 (Morocco seats) |
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The USFP was formed as a breakaway from the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP), a socialist opposition party which had itself split from the Istiqlal Party in 1959.[3] The USFP was established in 1975.[4][5]
The party won the 1997 parliamentary election,[6] and led the government of Morocco with a centre-left coalition.[6] During this period, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who led the USFP, served as the Prime Minister of Morocco.[6]
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 50 out of 325 seats, making it the largest party in the Moroccan parliament. Following those elections, it formed a government with the Istiqlal Party in a three-party coalition known as the "Koutla".
In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the USFP won 38 out of 325 seats, losing 12 seats and becoming only the fifth largest party in parliament.[7] The USFP was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.[8]
The USFP is a full member of the Socialist International[9] and an observer of the Party of European Socialists.[10]
In the run-up to the November 2011 parliamentary elections, the USFP sought to present a united front with the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and Democratic Forces Front (FFD) to reverse the loss of support for the Moroccan left in the preceding years.[11] The party placed fifth, with 39 seats, in the 2011 elections.[12]
The USFP won 34 seats in the 2021 parliamentary election, an increase of 14 seats since the last election.[13][14]
Year | Number of votes | % | Seats in the House of Representatives |
Position in Parliament |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | 116,470 |
2.31 |
1 / 264 |
Opposition |
1984 | 550,291 |
12.39 |
35 / 301 |
Opposition |
1993 | 820,641 |
13.2 |
52 / 333 |
Opposition |
1997 | 884,061 |
13.9 |
57 / 325 |
Leading government under Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
2002 | 718,725 |
15.38 |
50 / 325 |
Part of the government |
2007 | 408,945 |
8.9 |
38 / 325 |
Part of the government |
2011 | 408,108 |
8.6 |
39 / 395 |
Opposition |
2016 | 367,622 |
5.06 |
20 / 395 |
Part of the government |
2021 | 590,215 |
7.80 |
34 / 395 |
Opposition |
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