National Rally of Independents
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| National Rally of Independents التجمع الوطني للأحرار Rassemblement National des Indépendants |
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| President | Salaheddine Mezouar (after 23) |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[1][2] |
| Official colors | Sky blue, white |
| Seats in the Assembly of Representatives: |
52 / 395
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| www.rni.ma | |
The National Rally of Independents (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للأحرار) (French: Rassemblement National des Indépendants) is a political party in Morocco, founded in 1978 by former Prime Minister Ahmed Osman, husband of a sister of King Hassan II.
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 41 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the RNI won 39 out of 325 seats.[3] The RNI was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on October 15, 2007.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Mekhennet, Souad; de la Baume, Maia (26 November 2011). "Moderate Islamist Party Winning Morocco Election". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/world/africa/moderate-islamist-party-winning-morocco-election.html. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Socialists set to win Morocco poll". BBC News. 30 September 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2286933.stm. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Moroccans favor conservative party instead of ushering in Islamic party", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 9 September 2007.
- ^ "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), October 15, 2007 (French).
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