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The National Democratic Party (French: Parti national-démocrate) is a political party in Morocco.
History and Profile
The party was founded by Mohamed Arsalane El Jadidi[1] in 1981 as a split from the National Rally of Independents.[2][3]
At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats.[2] In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 14 out of 325 seats together with the Al Ahd with which it formed an alliance, called the Covenant Party.[2]
It decided to merge into the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2008; however, it later decided against this move.[4]
General secreteries
- Mohamed Arsalane El Jadidi: former parliament member and minister of employment.[1]
After the recreation of the party in 2009 by Abdellah Kadiri under the name "Democratic National Party":
- Abdellah Kadiri (until his death on 24 September 2019).[5][6]
- Moussa Saadi (from January 2020[6] until his death on 30 May 2025[7]): former minister of energy and tourism[8]
References
- ^ a b "Mohamed Arsalane El Jadidi : Du syndicaliste de l'UMT au co-fondateur du RNI et du PND". 11 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Organizations". Maroc. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Bruce Maddy-Weitzman; Daniel Zisenwine (2013). Contemporary Morocco: State, Politics and Society Under Mohammmed VI. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-415-69546-6. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "CIA – The World Factbook -- Field Listing – Political parties and leaders". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007.
- ^ a b "رغم محاولة الشناوي اليائسة..موسى السعدي أمينا عاما شرعيا للديمقراطي الوطني". 10 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "الحزب الديمقراطي الوطني ينعي وفاة موسى السعدي الوزير السابق ورئيس مجلس رئاسته". 31 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Le Maroc en 1978" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2025.