| Socialist Union of Popular Forces الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires |
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| Leader | Abdelwahed Radi |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Split from | UNFP |
| Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
| Ideology | Social democracy,[1] Democratic socialism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Official colours | Purple, White |
| Seats in the Assembly of Representatives: |
39 / 395
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| Website | |
| www.usfp.ma | |
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية, French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires) is a social democratic[1] political party in Morocco. It was originally formed as a breakaway from the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP), a Socialist opposition party which had itself split from the Istiqlal Party in 1959.
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 50 out of 325 seats, making it the largest party in the Moroccan parliament. It currently governs with the "Istiqlal" party in a three-party coalition known as the "Koutla".
In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the USFP won 38 out of 325 losing 12 seats seats and became only the fifth largest party in parliament.[2] The USFP was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on October 15, 2007.[3]
The USFP is a full member of the Socialist International.[4]
In the run up to the November 2011 parliamentary elections, the USFP sought to present a united front with the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and Democratic Forces Front (FFD) in order to reverse the loss of support for the Moroccan left in recent years. [5] The party placed fifth place in large field in the 2011 legislative elections.
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