Election archive · Chambre des représentants2026
PAM wins the legislative elections; El Mansouri becomes first woman head of government
From the politics desk — 23 September 2026
On 23 September 2026 Moroccans renewed all 395 seats of the House of Representatives. The Party of Authenticity and Modernity came first with 97 seats, ahead of the RNI (66) and Istiqlal (65), in a ballot marked by a 38.08% turnout — the lowest in the Kingdom's electoral history.
- Date
- 23 September 2026
- Chamber
- 395 seats
- Turnout
- 38.1%
- Registered
- —
- Reign
- Mohammed VI
- Prime minister
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri (PAM)
With no outright majority, PAM assembled an unprecedented coalition with Istiqlal, USFP and PPS (207 seats) within three weeks. On 29 September King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as head of government — a first for a woman — and the executive was sworn in on 16 October. The PJD, the country's fourth force after its rebound (54 seats versus 13 in 2021), chose opposition.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parti authenticité et modernité1st | — | 97 |
| Rassemblement national des indépendants | — | 66 |
| Parti de l'Istiqlal | — | 65 |
| Parti de la justice et du développement | — | 54 |
| Mouvement populaire | — | 29 |
| Union socialiste des forces populaires | — | 26 |
| Parti du progrès et du socialisme | — | 19 |
| Union constitutionnelle | — | 17 |
| Alliance de la gauche | — | 8 |
| Mouvement démocratique et social | — | 8 |
| Front des forces démocratiques | — | 2 |
| Parti de l'environnement | — | 2 |
| Parti des néo-démocrates | — | 1 |
| Parti de l'unité et de la démocratie | — | 1 |