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After two coup attempts, the palace triumphs at the ballot box
From the politics desk — 3 June 1977
On 3 June 1977 loyalist independents dominated again with 141 of 264 seats, in a country emerging from two attempts to overthrow Hassan II.
- Date
- 3 June 1977
- Chamber
- 264 seats
- Turnout
- 82.4%
- Registered
- 6,519,301
- Reign
- Hassan II
- Prime minister
- Ahmed Osman (RNI)
From this bloc of 141 independents the National Rally of Independents (RNI) would be born the following year, founded by the king's brother-in-law Ahmed Osman, who stayed on as head of government. The USFP, created in 1975 by a UNFP split, entered parliament with 15 seats.
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 (133 seats)
| Party | Share | seats |
|---|---|---|
| Indépendants (bloc pro-royal)1st | 44.7% | 141 |
| Parti de l'Istiqlal | — | 51 |
| Mouvement populaire | — | 44 |
| Union socialiste des forces populaires | — | 15 |
| UMT (syndicat) | — | 7 |
| Mouvement populaire démocratique et constitutionnel | — | 3 |
| Parti d'action | — | 2 |
| Parti du progrès et du socialisme | — | 1 |