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Arab Spring: PJD triumphs, Benkirane takes office
From the politics desk — 25 November 2011
Eight months into the Arab Spring, the PJD won a clear victory with 107 of 395 seats. For the first time, the constitution obliged the king to appoint the largest party's leader.
- Date
- 25 November 2011
- Chamber
- 395 seats
- Turnout
- 45.4%
- Registered
- 13,420,631
- Reign
- Mohammed VI
- Prime minister
- Abdelilah Benkirane (PJD)
The vote followed the 1 July 2011 constitutional referendum (~98% yes), conceded after the 20 February Movement protests. The chamber grew from 325 to 395 seats, 90 of them via a national list (60 women, 30 youth). Benkirane governed with Istiqlal, MP and PPS; the banned Al Adl wa al-Ihsane movement and part of the left called for a boycott.
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 de la justice et du développement1st | 22.8% | 107 |
| Parti de l'Istiqlal | 11.9% | 60 |
| Rassemblement national des indépendants | 11.3% | 52 |
| Parti authenticité et modernité | 11.1% | 47 |
| Union socialiste des forces populaires | 8.6% | 39 |
| Mouvement populaire | 7.5% | 32 |
| Union constitutionnelle | 5.8% | 23 |
| Parti du progrès et du socialisme | 5.7% | 18 |
| Other parties | — | 17 |