Morocco 2026 elections
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Morocco's Gen Z protest demands go to the polls
Hamza El Kharroubi is a 28-year-old environmental entrepreneur campaigning for a parliamentary seat.
In 2025, Morocco's official unemployment rate was 13 percent.
The September 23 election will determine all 395 seats in Morocco's House of Representatives.
Morocco's election shaped by Ceuta, football, and Israel
The Israeli liaison office was closed and direct flights between Israel and Morocco were suspended during the Gaza war.
RNI renewed a pledge to create one million job opportunities by 2031.
At least 100 people died in the migration surge to Ceuta.
Morocco's PJD party decline
Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD) won 107 of the 395 seats in Parliament in the November 2011 election.
The National Rally of Independents (RNI) won 102 seats in the 2021 election and became the largest party.
Morocco restored diplomatic ties with Israel in 2020 while the PJD was in government and Saadeddine Othmani was head of government.
Feature: Morocco's 2026 election as test of political trust
In the September 2021 election, the RNI won 102 seats, followed by PAM with 87 and Istiqlal with 81.
The RNI's 2026–2031 programme promises one million jobs and a gradual increase in the minimum wage to 5,000 dirhams (about $530) per month.
Morocco's constitution defines the country as a constitutional, democratic, parliamentary and social monarchy.