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Socialist Union of Popular Forces


الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية
Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires

First Secretary Driss Lachgar
Founded 1975; 44 years ago (1975)
Split from National Union of Popular Forces
Headquarters
Rabat, Morocco
Newspaper
Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki (Arabic)
Libération (French)
Ideology Social democracy[1]
Democratic socialism[1]
Political position Centre-left
European affiliation
Party of European Socialists (observer)
International affiliation
Socialist International
Progressive Alliance
Colours
Purple, White
House of Representatives

20 / 395
Website
www.usfp.ma

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The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtirakiy Lilqawat Al-Sha'abiyah, French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires) is a social-democratic[1]political party in Morocco.




Contents






  • 1 History and profile


  • 2 Electoral performance


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History and profile


The USFP was formed as a breakaway from the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP), a Socialist opposition party which had itself split from the Istiqlal Party in 1959.[2] The USFP was established in 1975.[3][4]


The party won the 1997 parliamentary election.[5] Then the party led the government of Morocco with a centre-left coalition.[5] During this period Abderrahmane Youssoufi, the leader of the party, was the Prime Minister of Morocco.[5]


In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 50 out of 325 seats, making it the largest party in the Moroccan parliament. Following those elections it formed a government with the Istiqlal party in a three-party coalition known as the "Koutla".


In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the USFP won 38 out of 325 seats, losing 12 seats and becoming only the fifth largest party in parliament.[6] The USFP was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.[7]


The USFP is a full member of the Socialist International[8] and an observer of the Party of European Socialists.[9]


In the run-up to the November 2011 parliamentary elections, the USFP sought to present a united front with the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and Democratic Forces Front (FFD) to reverse the loss of support for the Moroccan left in the preceding years.[10] The party placed fifth, with 39 seats, in the 2011 elections.[11]



Electoral performance


































































Year
 Number of votes
 Percentage of votes
 Seats in the
House of Representatives
 Position in Parliament

1977
116,470
2.31

1 / 264


 Opposition

1984
550,291
12.39


35 / 301


 Opposition

1993
820,641
13.2

52 / 333


 Opposition

1997
884,061
13.9

57 / 325


 Leading government under Abderrahmane Youssoufi

2002


15.38

50 / 325


 Part of the government

2007
408,945
8.9

38 / 325


 Part of the government

2011
408,108
8.6

39 / 395


 Opposition

2016
367,622
5.06

20 / 395


 Opposition


References





  1. ^ abc El-Hussein A’boushi (2010), "The Socialist Union of Popular Forces Party in Morocco", Returning to Political Parties?, The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, pp. 131–173, retrieved 1 December 2011.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Marvine Howe (2 June 2005). Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges. Oxford University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-19-534698-5. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


  3. ^ Marvine Howe (2 June 2005). Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges. Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-19-534698-5. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


  4. ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


  5. ^ abc Remy Leveau (December 1998). "A democratic transition in Morocco?". Le Monde diplomatique. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


  6. ^ "Moroccans favor conservative party instead of ushering in Islamic party", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 9 September 2007.


  7. ^ "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles", Agence France-Presse, 15 October 2007 (in French).


  8. ^ List of Socialist International parties in Africa Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Socialist International.


  9. ^ Party of European Socialists official website


  10. ^ "North Africa region daily news update". Aswat. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.


  11. ^ "Morocco". European Forum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.




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