House of Councillors (Morocco)

House of Councillors

*مجلس المستشارين*
ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ
*Chambre des conseillers*
House of Councillors ; مجلس المستشارين; ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ; Chambre des conseillers
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	6 years
Leadership
President of the House of Councillors	Hakim Benchamach, PAM ; since 13 October 2015[1]
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	PI (24); PAM (23); PJD (12); MP (10); RNI (8); UMT (6); USFP (5); CDT (4); UNMT (4); UGTM (3); UC (3); MDS (3); PPS (2); Democratic Al Ahd Party (1); PRD (1); FDT (1); ODT (1); SND (1); Independent (8);
Elections
Voting system	Indirect election
Last election	2 October 2015
Meeting place
	Rabat, Morocco
Website
	www.chambredesconseillers.ma/en

The House of Councillors (Arabic: مجلس المستشارين [maʒlis al-mustaʃaːriːn]; Berber languages: ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵏⵙⴼⴰⵡⵏ, romanized: Asqqim n Insfawn; French: Chambre des conseillers) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term.

References

"14/10/2015: HM the King Congratulates Abdelhakim Benchamach On Election As Speaker of the Chamber of Advisors". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

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[1] "14/10/2015: HM the King Congratulates Abdelhakim Benchamach On Election As Speaker of the Chamber of Advisors". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.