Annahj Addimocrati (Arabic: النهج الديمقراطي, 'Democratic way') in Arabic) is a Marxist political movement officially recognized in Morocco. [1]
Constituted in 1995, it is the successor to the Marxist-Leninist Moroccan Movement (MLMM) and principally the organization "Ila Al Amame" (Ahead), which militated clandestinely.
The MMLM, born at the beginning of the 1970s, was the object of heavy repression by the Moroccan authorities; thousands of militants were imprisoned (the majority receiving ten-year prison sentences); others, such as Abdellatif Zeroual, one of the founders of Ila Al Amame, died in torture centres or during the hunger strikes started in prison in order to take advantage of their rights (Saïda Menebhi for example); others disappeared without the truth on their fate being known.
The militants of the Democratic Way are present in the two principal trade unions in Morocco (the Moroccan Union of Workers - UMT, and the Democratic Confederation of Work - CDT), as well as non-governmental organisations such as the Moroccan Association of Human Rights, Attac-Morocco, the National Association of Unemployed Graduates in Morocco (ANDCM) and the women's movement.
The first congress of the Democratic Way was held on 16 to 18 July 2004, whereas that of the youth of the Democratic Way ("Chabibat Annahj Addimocrati") was held on 22 to 24 December 2006. The national secretary of Annahj Addimocrati is Abdellah El Harif.