House of Councillors (Morocco)
The House of Councillors (Arabic: مجلس المستشارين [maʒlis al-mustaʃaːriːn]; Berber languages: ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ, romanized: Asqqim n Insfawn; French: Chambre des conseillers) 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]
House of Councillors مجلس المستشارين ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ Chambre des conseillers | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| Leadership | |
President of the House of Councillors | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups | Government (63)
Support (9) Opposition (48) |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election | |
Last election | 5 October 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
| Rabat, Morocco | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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| Judiciary |
 Morocco portal |
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]
References
- "Naam Miyara nouveau président de la Chambre des conseillers". L'Economiste. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021..
- "Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)". IPU.