National Rally of Independents

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The National Rally of Independents (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للأحرار‎) (French: Rassemblement National des Indépendents) is a political party in Morocco.

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.[1] The RNI was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on October 15, 2007.[2]

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  1. ^ "Moroccans favor conservative party instead of ushering in Islamic party", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 9 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), October 15, 2007 (French).