Overview
- Provisional results from the Sept. 23 vote give the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) 97 of 395 seats, making it the largest single party but far short of the 198 seats needed for a majority.
- Voter turnout fell to about 38 percent, the lowest since 2007, reflecting widespread youth disillusionment over jobs, services and recent street protests.
- The National Rally of Independents fell to 66 seats and Istiqlal took 65, while the Justice and Development Party staged a comeback with 54 seats, reshaping coalition options in parliament.
- PAM must build partners to govern despite saying it will not repeat its previous alliance with the RNI, and the palace will choose the prime minister from the winning party with candidates including Faouzi Lekjaa and Fatima-Zahra Mansouri under consideration.
- The next government will inherit large infrastructure and spending commitments tied to Morocco’s role in the 2030 World Cup and will face pressure to deliver jobs and better public services for young people.