National Union of Popular Forces
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The UNFP or Union Nationale des Forces Populaires was founded in 1959 in Morocco by Mehdi Ben Barka and his entourage because they found that Istiqlal (meaning Independence) wasn't radical enough. Later the UNFP self also split. One wing remained UNFP, the other wing was called USFP or Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires and was a centrum left-party. In the elections of 1993 USFP and Istiqlal worked together and were both opposition parties.