National Democratic Party (Morocco)


The National Democratic Party is a political party in Morocco.

History and Profile

The party was founded by Mohamed Arsalane El Jadidi in 1981 as a split from the National Rally of Independents.
At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 14 out of 325 seats together with the Al Ahd with which it formed an alliance, called the Covenant Party.
It decided to merge into the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2008; however, it later decided against this move.

General secretaries

  • Mohamed Arsalane El Jadidi: former parliament member and minister of employment.
After the recreation of the party in 2009 by Abdellah Kadiri under the name "Democratic National Party":