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House of Councillors (Morocco)

House of Councillors (Morocco)

Upper house of the Parliament of Morocco

The House of Councillors (Arabic: مجلس المستشارين [maʒlis al-mustaʃaːriːn]) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term. 72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level, who represent the subnational administrative areas (collectivitiés territoriales); 20 members are elected in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations, the commerce, industry and services associations, the arts and crafts associations and the marine fisheries associations; 8 members are elected in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations; 20 members elected nationally by an electoral college made up of employees.[2]

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The 2011 Constitution of Morocco retained this second chamber, but reduced its term of office from 9 to 6 years and its size to 120 seats.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Naam Miyara nouveau président de la Chambre des conseillers". L'Economiste. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021..
  2. [2]
    "Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)". IPU.

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