Socialist Union of Popular Forces
الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية
Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ | |
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| First Secretary | Driss Lachgar |
| Founded | 12 January 1975; 49 years ago (1975-01-12)[1] |
| Split from | National Union of Popular Forces |
| Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
| Newspaper | Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki (Arabic) Libération (French) |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] Democratic socialism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Purple, White |
| House of Representatives |
37 / 395
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| House of Councillors |
8 / 120
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| Pan-African Parliament |
1 / 5
(Morocco seats)
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The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية, romanized: Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtirakiy Lilqawat Al-Sha'abiyah; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵉⵖⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰⵏⵏ; French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, USFP) is a social-democratic[2] political party in Morocco.
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.[3] The USFP was established in 1975.[4][5]
The party won the 1997 parliamentary election,[6] and led the government of Morocco with a centre-left coalition.[6] During this period, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who led the USFP, served as the Prime Minister of Morocco.[6]
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.[7] The USFP was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on 15 October 2007.[8]
The USFP is a full member of the Socialist International[9] and an observer of the Party of European Socialists.[10]
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.[11] The party placed fifth, with 39 seats, in the 2011 elections.[12]
The USFP won 34 seats in the 2021 parliamentary election, an increase of 14 seats since the last election.[13][14]
| Year | Number of votes | % | Seats in the House of Representatives |
Position in Parliament |
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| 1977 |
116,470
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2.31
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1 / 264
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Opposition |
| 1984 |
550,291
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12.39
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35 / 301
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Opposition |
| 1993 |
820,641
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13.2
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52 / 333
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Opposition |
| 1997 |
884,061
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13.9
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57 / 325
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Leading government under Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
| 2002 |
718,725
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15.38
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50 / 325
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Part of the government |
| 2007 |
408,945
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8.9
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38 / 325
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Part of the government |
| 2011 |
408,108
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8.6
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39 / 395
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Opposition |
| 2016 |
367,622
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5.06
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20 / 395
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Part of the government |
| 2021 |
590,215
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7.80
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34 / 395
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Opposition |
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