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Istiqlal and UNFP boycott as independents sweep the board
From the politics desk — 21 August 1970
On 21 August 1970, under a new constitution abolishing the upper chamber, independents close to the palace took 159 of 240 seats.
- Date
- 21 August 1970
- Chamber
- 240 seats
- Turnout
- 85.3%
- Registered
- 4,874,598
- Reign
- Hassan II
- Prime minister
- Ahmed Laraki (IND)
The vote followed five years of state of exception declared after the 1965 Casablanca riots. Istiqlal and the UNFP boycotted and formed the original opposition 'Koutla'. Prime Minister Ahmed Laraki, a technocrat, stayed on briefly before being replaced after the July 1971 Skhirat coup attempt.
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 (121 seats)
| Party | Share | seats |
|---|---|---|
| Indépendants (bloc pro-gouvernemental)1st | — | 159 |
| Mouvement populaire | — | 60 |
| Parti du progrès et du socialisme | — | 10 |
| Parti de l'Istiqlal | — | 8 |
| Parti démocratique constitutionnel | — | 2 |
| UNFP | — | 1 |