Monarchy-aligned PAM leads in Morocco election provisional results

Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) took 97 out of 395 seats in parliament, as turnout falls to 38 percent.

People vote during parliamentary elections in Rabat, Morocco, on September 23, 2026 [Ahmed El Jechtimi/Reuters]

Morocco’s monarchy-aligned Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has won the most seats in parliamentary elections, according to provisional results.

PAM took 97 out of 395 seats in parliament, overtaking its senior coalition partner, the liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI), Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit announced on Thursday.

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The RNI secured 66 seats and the Istiqlal Party took 65, according to the provisional results. The Justice and Development Party (PJD), a centrist Islamist party that won 13 seats in 2021, surged to 54.

Turnout fell to 38.02 percent from 50 percent in 2021, according to official data.

Under the 2011 constitution, King Mohammed VI appoints the prime minister from the largest party, putting PAM in line to lead the next government.

The vote was the first since deadly Gen Z-led protests last year, and the next government will face pressure to address everyday concerns, including jobs, wages and the cost of living.

It will also oversee billions of dollars in investment as Morocco prepares to cohost the 2030 World Cup.

People look on as a truck passes with PJD election posters hung on it [Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP]

Coalition talks expected

Since no single party is expected to capture an absolute majority, the winner will need to build a coalition government. Portfolios are split among the political allies, but the palace traditionally keeps key posts such as defence and foreign affairs under royal control.

PAM leaders have ruled out another partnership with the RNI. The two parties have traded accusations over failed policies.

PAM campaigned on a $37bn platform promising 1 million new jobs, better wages and continued investment in healthcare and social protection.

One possible candidate for prime minister is PAM’s Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who would become the Arab region’s second female head of government, after Tunisia’s Najla Bouden, if appointed.

Another potential candidate is Fouzi Lekjaa, the budget minister and head of the football federation, who joined PAM weeks before the vote.

真实性和现代性党（PAM）在议会 395 个席位中赢得 97 个席位，投票率降至 38%。

2026年9月23日，摩洛哥拉巴特，人们在议会选举中投票。[艾哈迈德·埃尔·杰赫蒂米/路透社]

根据初步结果，摩洛哥与君主制结盟的“真实与现代党”（PAM）在议会选举中赢得了最多席位。

内政部长阿卜杜勒瓦菲·拉夫蒂特周四宣布，人民行动党（PAM）在议会395个席位中赢得了97席，超过了其主要联盟伙伴——自由派的全国独立人士联盟（RNI）。

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根据初步计票结果，伊斯兰复兴党（RNI）获得66个席位，独立党（Istiqlal Party）获得65个席位。在2021年赢得13个席位的中间派伊斯兰政党正义与发展党（PJD）此次席位激增至54个。

官方数据显示，投票率从 2021 年的 50% 下降到 38.02%。

根据 2011 年宪法，穆罕默德六世国王从最大政党中任命首相，这使得 PAM 有望领导下一届政府。

这是自去年由 Z 世代领导的致命抗议活动以来的首次投票，下一届政府将面临解决日常问题的压力，包括就业、工资和生活成本。

它还将监管数十亿美元的投资，因为摩洛哥正准备与其他国家共同举办 2030 年世界杯。

人们驻足观看一辆卡车驶过，卡车上挂着正义与发展党（PJD）的竞选海报。[Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP]

预计举行联合组阁谈判

由于预计没有哪个政党能够获得绝对多数席位，获胜方需要组建联合政府。各部门的职务将在政治盟友之间分配，但按照传统，国防和外交等关键职位仍由王室掌控。

PAM领导人已排除与RNI再次合作的可能性。双方就政策失败互相指责。

PAM 竞选时提出了一项价值 370 亿美元的计划，承诺创造 100 万个新工作岗位，提高工资，并继续投资医疗保健和社会保障。

总理候选人之一是PAM的法蒂玛·埃扎赫拉·埃尔·曼苏里，如果她被任命，将成为继突尼斯的纳吉拉·布登之后，阿拉伯地区的第二位女政府首脑。

另一位潜在候选人是预算部长兼足球联合会主席福齐·莱克贾，他在投票前几周加入了PAM。