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Parties and Candidates

Morocco Morocco

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
e. Minimum number of candidates
f. Other
Comments: b) 5 000 dirhams; e) The number of candidates in each list must be equal to the number of seats in each constituency; f) In addition, each list must contain the names of 60 female candidates and 30 male candidates under 40 years old.
Source: Council of Europe, Information Report on municipal and regional elections in the Kingdom of Morocco 8 September 2021 (2022): https://search.coe.int/congress/pages/result_details.aspx?objectid=0900001680a5ae69; Organic Law No. 27.11 relating to the House of Representatives, Articles 23, 27 (2011): http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_27-11_Fr.pdf; Organic Law No. 04.21 amending and supplementing Organic Law No. 27.11 relating to the House of Representatives, Article premier (2021): https://www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/sites/default/files/0421-fr_0.pdf
Verified: 2022/08/02
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
Comments: f) Registration in general electoral lists
Source: Organic Law No. 27.11 relating to the House of Representatives, Article 4 (2011): http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_27-11_Fr.pdf
Verified: 2022/08/02
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): c. In legislative elections (Chamber 1)
Comments:
Source: Organic Law No. 27.11 relating to the House of Representatives, Articles 23, 27 (2011): http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_27-11_Fr.pdf
Verified: 2022/08/02
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments:
Source: Organic Law No. 29.11 relating to political parties, Articles 32-34: http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_29-11_Fr.pdf?ver=udBqyqqMSUHXgxtDpGhmCw%3d%3d
Verified: 2022/08/02
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): a. Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance
b. Based on result of previous election
c. Based on current legislative representation
Comments: Article 32: The State grants legally constituted political parties annual support to help cover their management fees according to the following rules: a) a fixed annual allocation that is to be distributed equally among all political parties; b) political parties having obtained at least 3% without reaching 5% of the number of votes cast during the general legislative elections benefit from an additional amount equal to the aforementioned fixed allocation... c) annual support is granted to political parties having obtained at least 5% of the votes cast during the elections referred to above. The amount of this annual support is distrubuted on the basis of the seats and votes obtained by each political party during these elections.
Source: Organic Law No. 29.11 relating to political parties, Articles 32-34: http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_29-11_Fr.pdf?ver=udBqyqqMSUHXgxtDpGhmCw%3d%3d
Verified: 2022/08/02
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: 50. Donations to a political party, whether monetary or in kind, are limited to 600,000 dirhams (approximately 57,000 euros) per person per year.
Source: Council of Europe, Information Report on municipal and regional elections in the Kingdom of Morocco 8 September 2021 (2022): https://search.coe.int/congress/pages/result_details.aspx?objectid=0900001680a5ae69
Verified: 2022/08/02
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