PAM wins Morocco election but needs coalition partners for majority
The monarchy-aligned party took 97 of 395 seats, falling well short of the 198-seat threshold needed to govern alone.
What to know
- PAM won 97 of 395 parliamentary seats, the most of any party, but fell well short of the 198-seat majority needed to govern alone and must form a coalition.
- Voter turnout collapsed to 38 percent, the second-lowest since 1999, driven by public disengagement over economic hardship, jobs, healthcare, and education.
- King Mohammed VI will appoint the prime minister from PAM; two leading candidates are Fouzi Lekjaa and Fatima Ezzahra Mansouri, who would be Morocco's first woman prime minister if selected.
- The new government will oversee billions in investment as Morocco prepares to co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.
“Only 38 percent of Morocco's 15.8 million registered voters cast ballots, the second-lowest turnout since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne in 1999, after a record-low 37 percent in 2007, and sharply down from the roughly 51 percent recorded in 2021.”
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PAM (Authenticity and Modernity Party) Election winnerKing Mohammed VI Moroccan monarchFouzi Lekjaa PAM member, football federation head, budget ministerFatima Ezzahra Mansouri PAM member, mayor of Marrakech, ministerJustice and Development Party (PJD) Opposition party
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Potential prime ministerial candidates identified from PAM — Two PAM members are potential candidates for prime minister: Fouzi Lekjaa, head of Morocco's football federation and budget minister, and Fatima Ezzahra Mansouri, mayor of Marrakech and minister of national planning, urban planning, housing and urban policy. Mansouri would become Morocco's first woman prime minister if chosen.
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King Mohammed VI to appoint prime minister from PAM to lead coalition — Under Morocco's constitution, King Mohammed VI must appoint a prime minister from the party that won the most seats. PAM is expected to form a coalition with the monarchist Istiqlal party and others, as the longstanding rivalry with the Justice and Development Party (PJD) makes that coalition unlikely.
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Voter turnout drops sharply to 38 percent amid public disengagement
Only 38 percent of Morocco's 15.8 million registered voters cast ballots, marking the second-lowest turnout since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne in 1999, down from roughly 51 percent in 2021. Analysts attribute the decline to widespread disengagement following youth-led protests over jobs, healthcare and education, and deadly migration incidents in July.
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PAM wins most seats but falls short of majority in Morocco election
Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives according to final results announced by the Ministry of Interior. The monarchy-aligned party needs 198 seats for an outright majority and will require coalition partners to form a government.
“Under Morocco's constitution, King Mohammed VI must appoint a prime minister from the party that wins the most seats, but PAM fell well short of the 198 seats needed for an outright majority and will need to build a coalition with other parties to govern.”
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