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Historic PJD collapse as the Akhannouch era begins
From the politics desk — 8 September 2021
On 8 September 2021 the RNI of businessman Aziz Akhannouch won a clear victory with 102 seats. The governing PJD collapsed from 125 seats to 13 — over 90% of its caucus.
- Date
- 8 September 2021
- Chamber
- 395 seats
- Turnout
- 50.2%
- Registered
- 17,509,127
- Reign
- Mohammed VI
- Prime minister
- Aziz Akhannouch (RNI)
Winner of the three previous elections, the PJD lost even leader Saadeddine Othmani's Rabat seat. Akhannouch formed an RNI–Istiqlal–PAM coalition (~270 seats). Turnout rose to 50.2%, the highest since 2002, in a single-day vote held alongside local and regional elections under COVID-19 restrictions.
Turnout through time
- 196371.8%
- 197085.3%
- 197782.4%
- 198467.4%
- 199362.8%
- 199758.3%
- 200251.6%
- 200737.0%
- 201145.4%
- 201642.3%
- 202150.2%
- 202638.1%
- This election
The results
Absolute majority (198 seats)
| Party | Share | seats |
|---|---|---|
| Rassemblement national des indépendants1st | 27.7% | 102 |
| Parti authenticité et modernité | 18.5% | 87 |
| Parti de l'Istiqlal | 16.9% | 81 |
| Union socialiste des forces populaires | 7.9% | 34 |
| Mouvement populaire | 7.1% | 28 |
| Parti du progrès et du socialisme | 5.0% | 22 |
| Union constitutionnelle | 5.5% | 18 |
| Parti de la justice et du développement | 4.3% | 13 |
| Other parties | — | 10 |