Morocco Legislation 2026: Authenticity and Contemporaryity lead with 97 seats

At dawn on Thursday, September 24, 2026, Interior Minister Abd al-Wafi Liftit announced the preliminary results of the legislative elections that took place on Wednesday, September 23, and showed the Authenticity and Modernity Party leading the ballot with 97 seats out of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, far ahead of the National Rally of Liberals and the Independence Party, which are competing for second place by only one seat between them. The Justice and Development Party came in fourth place with 54 seats, in a remarkable return after years of decline, at a time when its secretary The previous year, Abdelilah Benkirane had declared a categorical rejection of normalization with Israel during the election campaign. Distribution of seats by parties Distribution of seats of the House of Representatives according to the preliminary counting results Party Number of seats Authenticity and contemporary 97 National Rally of Liberals 66 Independence 65 Justice and Development 54 People's Movement 29 Socialist Union of Popular Forces 26 Progress and Socialism 19 Constitutional Union 17 Social Democratic Movement 8 Left Alliance 8 Democratic Forces Front 2 Equity Party 2 New Democrats Party 1 Unity and Democracy Party 1 Participation rate decreased The national participation rate in the ballot was 38.02 percent out of 15.8 million registered voters, which is lower compared to 50.86 percent in the 2021 elections and42.27 percent in the 2016 elections. The percentage varied greatly between the regions, as the region of Laayoune - Sakia Al-Hamra recorded the highest percentage of 77 percent, followed by Dakhla - Wadi Al-Dahab with 61 percent, then Guelmim - Wadi Nun with53.48 percent. The electoral process was supervised by 1,622 observers Nationally, distributed to 40,694 polling stations, while 7,277 candidates representing 28 political bodies competed for seats in the first chamber. A judicial investigation was opened in the last days before the ballot in an audio recording that affected the integrity of the electoral process. These figures are still preliminary until the final results are officially announced, amid anticipation of the next government formation consultations. The current prime minister and head of the National Rally of Liberals, Aziz Akhannouch, stated that he received the preliminary results "with reassurance and satisfaction," while the spokesman confirmed In the name of authenticity and contemporary Hisham Sabri that the internal data of his party indicate that he led the results before the official announcement. As for the leader of the Independence Party, Nizar Baraka, he expressed optimism about the preliminary figures that put his party at the forefront of the runners-up for second place, after independence had revealed 99 economic measures within his electoral program. Authenticity and modernity, as the first party, are expected to engage in consultations to form a government coalition once the distribution of seats is finally confirmed.