UC and PND to form single group at house of representatives
Morocco, Politics, 10/10/2002

The Constitutional Union (UC) and the National Democrat Party (PND) announced on Tuesday they will be forming a single group at the House of Representatives (lower house of the parliament).

The UC and the PND, which won respectively 16 and 12 seats at the 325-member House of representatives, said the move means to preserve the political gains of the two parties and open action prospects for components of the liberal and democrat family."

The news came as several other political parties are announcing various forms of cooperation, in the morrow of legislative elections.

A similar move was announced by the Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS), the Socialist Democratic Party (PSD) and Al-Ahd Party. Al Ahd Party, which obtained five seats at the House, said it will be joining the Socialist Alliance formed by The PPS and the PSD. The PPS obtained 11 seats while the PSD won 6 seats.

The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which topped the legislative poll with 50 seats, and five other parties, the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS, 11 seats), the Socialist Democratic Party (PSD, six seats), Al-Ahd Party (5 seats), the Democratic Union (UD, 10 seats) and the Democratic Forces Front (FFD, 12 seats), said they will carry on joint action within the parliament.

The six organizations said in a release they decided to "continue working hand in hand within the parliament and in other fronts to serve the supreme interests of the nation and consolidate the constitutional, democratic and social monarchy."

The Democratic Social Movement (MDS, 7 seats) on Tuesday called its MPs to join the group to be formed by the Popular Movement (MP, 27 seats) and the National Popular Movement (MNP, 18 seats) in the House of Representatives.

King Mohammed VI will on Friday inaugurate officially the newly-elected house of representatives, which includes for the first time in Moroccan history 35 women representatives.

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