The Al-Ahd Party (; ) was a

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History and profile

Al Ahd party was established in March 2002. The founder was Nayib Al Uazzani. At the

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held on 27 September 2002, the party won five out of 325 seats. In the

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held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the National Democratic Party 14 out of 325 seats. It merged into the

Authenticity and Modernity Party The Authenticity and Modernity Party (; ; , PAM) is a political party in Morocco. It was founded in 2008 by Fouad Ali El Himma, an advisor to the king Mohammed VI, and it has been perceived by its opponents and the press as being backed and dir ...

in 2008; however, it left the party during the same year. Najib Ouazzani founded ''Al Ahd Addimocrati'' ( fr.) in 2009, after Al Ahd merged with the PAM.

Notable members of Al Ahd

* Najib Ouazzani, long-time Secretary General of the party. * Said Chaou, MP between 2007 and 2010, currently exiled in the Netherlands.

References

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