Parliament starts spring session

The Moroccan parliament opened Friday its spring session. Under Article 40 of the Moroccan Constitution, the House of Representatives' legislative years is divided into two sessions: a fall session, opened by the King on the first Friday of October, while the fall session starts on the second Friday of April.

Morocco has a bicameral system: a 325-seat house of representatives, fully elected at the direct universal suffrage, and a 270-seat chamber of advisers, elected by three colleges of voters (trade unions, local councils and professional chambers).