National Ittihadi Congress

Political party in Morocco

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The National Ittihadi Congress Party (French: Parti du Congrès National Ittihadi; Arabic: حزب المؤتمر الوطني الاتحادي) is a political party in Morocco.

History and profile

The party was founded in October 2001.^[1]^[2]^[3] The founders were Abdelmajid Bouzoubaa and Noubir Amaoui.^[4]

In the legislative elections held on 27 September 2002, the party won one out of 325 seats.

In 2004, the party formed an alliance with Loyalty to Democracy party, the Unified Socialist Left (GSU), the Party of the Socialist Vanguard (PADS), and the Democratic Way.^[5]

In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, which won six seats.

References

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