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PAM wins 97 seats as Morocco’s election turnout drops

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

PAM won 97 seats, the most in Morocco’s parliamentary election.
Turnout fell to 38 percent, the lowest since 2007, among 15.8 million voters.
King Mohammed VI must appoint a PAM prime minister.
Candidates include budget minister Fouzi Lekjaa and territorial-planning minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who could be first female premier.
PAM must form a coalition to oversee a $20-billion programme preparing Morocco for the 2030 World Cup.

History

Historical Context

Arab-Spring protests in February 2011 pushed King Mohammed VI to hold a constitutional referendum on 1 July 2011, officially approved by 98.49% of voters with roughly 73% turnout. The charter forced the king to name a prime minister from the largest party and introduced proportional representation, prompting the November 2011 elections won by the Justice and Development Party. Today, the Authenticity and Modernity Party’s parliamentary victory shows the lasting impact of those reforms.

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Story summary

PAM won 97 seats, the most in Morocco’s parliamentary election.
Turnout fell to 38 percent, the lowest since 2007, among 15.8 million voters.
King Mohammed VI must appoint a PAM prime minister.
Candidates include budget minister Fouzi Lekjaa and territorial-planning minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who could be first female premier.
PAM must form a coalition to oversee a $20-billion programme preparing Morocco for the 2030 World Cup.

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