| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Barlaman / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majliss-annouwab / House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Majlis al-Mustacharin / House of Councillors
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| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
17 August 1997
Last amendment: Organic law No. 7-11, 29 Sep't. 2011 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 395 |
| Constituencies |
- 92 multi-member constituencies (for 305 seats)
- One nationwide constituency for 90 seats: 60 reserved for women and 30 reserved for young people under 40 years. |
| Voting system |
Proportional:
Closed party-list system applying the rule of the highest average without vote-splitting or preferential votes.
- A 6-per-cent threshold applies for the 305 seats filled through electoral districts
- A 3-per-cent threshold applies to 90 seats filled by a national list (60 reserved for women and 30 for young people under 40 years old).
Seats that fall vacant during the legislative term are filled through by-elections. In cases where a by-election is held to fill only one seat, a relative majority system in one round applies.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Moroccan citizenship
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| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 23 years
- Moroccan citizenship
- ineligibility: naturalised citizens, persons restricted by court order |
| Incompatibilities |
- magistrates
- members of public authorities
- members of the armed and security forces
- heads of regional divisions of the Department of National Security and police commissioners
- all non-elective public posts (except governmental ones) at the national or local level
- work for public undertakings |
| Candidacy requirements |
- candidatures must be submitted at least 14 days prior to polling day
- compulsory monetary deposit reimbursed if the candidate, or list of candidates, obtains at least 5% of the votes cast in the constituency concerned |
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