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The 198 equation: anatomy of a majority in three weeks

97 seats for PAM, 198 to govern: how the PAM–Istiqlal–USFP–PPS coalition was assembled in three weeks, passed its first test 204–127, and why the Chamber's arithmetic offered almost no other way out.

Yassine El Amrani24 October 20266 min read

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The United Nations headquarters in New York, where Morocco defended its positions at the 81st General AssemblyGovernmentMorocco's diplomatic autumn: five files and one deadlineOn 31 October the Security Council must decide on MINURSO's mandate. Embassies with Israel, Bourita retained, NATO in Rabat, the UN in New York: the new government inherits diplomacy at high tide — a factual tour.Salma Benkirane27 October 20264 min readThe walls of the Rabat medina, where the PJD keeps its urban electoral networksPartiesPJD: anatomy of a comeback — from 13 to 54 seats in five yearsAfter the 2021 collapse (from 125 seats to 13), the Party of Justice and Development has bounced back to 54 seats and 1.4 million votes. The story of the biggest fall in Moroccan parliamentary history — and the rebuilding that followed.Salma Benkirane27 October 20263 min readThe Moroccan Parliament lit at night in RabatGovernmentThe El Mansouri government: a first month against the clockAppointed 29 September, sworn in 16 October: a day-by-day account of the formation of Morocco's first woman-led government, with the exact weight of every coalition partner.Salma Benkirane22 October 20264 min readJemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech at dusk — the deep Morocco from which the electorate emergesPartiesPAM: anatomy of a 97-seat victory2.1 million votes (21.7%), 85 constituency seats, 12 regional-list seats: how the Party of Authenticity and Modernity built its 2026 win — and what it reveals about the party's electoral geography.Salma Benkirane18 October 20263 min readThe esplanade of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, heart of the Kingdom's largest electoral regionRegionsCasablanca-Settat: the region that makes majorities69 seats on its own, PAM at 15, PJD and RNI at 14 each: a deep dive into the Kingdom's biggest constituency, where the fate of coalitions is decided every legislature.Omar Tazi15 October 20263 min readThe columns of the Hassan Tower in Rabat, remains of the unfinished 12th-century palace, facing the Kingdom's institutionsCivic educationHow the House of Representatives works: a citizen's guide395 deputies, two ballots, five-year terms: how Morocco's lower house works, explained simply — from electing a deputy to passing a law.Omar Tazi12 October 20263 min readThe Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat, gateway to twelve centuries of Moroccan historyHistory1963 → 2026: twelve elections, one kingdomFrom Hassan II's 144-seat chamber to today's 395 deputies: sixty-three years of Moroccan legislative elections in one annotated timeline.Yassine El Amrani8 October 20264 min read