Socialist Union of Popular Forces

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Socialist Union of Popular Forces
الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية
Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires
First Secretary Driss Lachgar
Founded 1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Split from National Union of Popular Forces
Headquarters Rabat, Morocco
Newspaper Al Ittihad al Ichtiraki (Arab)
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
39 / 395
House of Councillors
24 / 270
Website
www.usfp.ma
Politics of Morocco
Political parties
Elections

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.

History and profile

The USFP was originally 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 parliamentary election of 1997.[5] Then the party led the government of Morocco which was 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 losing 12 seats and became 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 recent years.[10] The party placed fifth place 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

References

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  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", AFP. 15 October 2007 (French).
  8. ↑ List of Socialist International parties in Africa Socialist International.
  9. ↑ Party of European Socialists official website
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