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2011: after the Arab Spring

The first election under the 2011 Constitution; the PJD came first with 107 seats and led the Government for the first time.

The first election under the 2011 Constitution; the PJD came first with 107 seats and led the Government for the first time.

The early election of 25 November 2011 followed the 20 February Movement protests and the constitutional reform approved in July 2011 . The House grew to 395 seats, including a national list for women and young people; turnout was 45.5% .

The PJD won a historic victory with 107 seats (22.78% of the vote), far ahead of Istiqlal (60), the RNI (52) and the PAM (47) .

The first application of Article 47 For the first time the King applied Article 47 of the new Constitution and appointed the winning party's Secretary-General, Abdelilah Benkirane, Head of Government on 29 November 2011 . The government comprised the PJD, Istiqlal, the Popular Movement and the PPS; Istiqlal left in July 2013 and was replaced by the RNI .

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