Methodology
The question Did a party succeed or fail? We answer with one published yardstick: a party’s ability to reach power through elections and to keep its weight — not a judgement on its
The question Did a party succeed or fail? We answer with one published yardstick: a party’s ability to reach power through elections and to keep its weight — not a judgement on its ideas.
Indicators computed automatically For each party the platform shows indicators computed directly from the database: - Best result: the highest number of seats and its share of the House that year. - Latest result and its change from the previous election. - Years in government and the number of governments it led. - Number of elections in which it won seats.
The scale - Succeeded: led the Government or won an election, and remains strong at the latest vote. - Partial success: an influential party or a lasting coalition partner that never came first, or a big rise followed by a setback and then recovery. - Declined: once first or leading, then lost much of its weight steadily. - Failed: did not reach its electoral goals and stayed marginal. - Defunct: dissolved or merged into another party. - Undetermined: not enough reliable information.
Sources We rely on official announcements (the Ministry of the Interior via Maroc.ma, Parliament, the Ministry of Finance), the text of the Constitution, reference encyclopaedias and national and international press. Where figures differ we use the official source and say so. Results before 1997 include indirectly elected seats, as was the practice then .
Evaluating governments Each government is assessed on four published axes: - Economy: average growth and inflation during the term, and the change in unemployment, debt and the budget balance between the year before the term and its last year. A year counts for the government in office on 1 July. Data from the High Commission for Planning, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the World Bank. - Promises kept: officially published numeric pledges are compared automatically with official figures (missing the target by 10% or less counts as partially kept). Non-numeric pledges are assessed on a documented result. - Street impact: major documented protests and strikes during the term. - Integrity: the change in the Corruption Perceptions Index and proven cases in the integrity tracker.
Scale: positive (most indicators improved without major social crises), mixed (real achievements alongside failures or social cost), weak (most commitments missed or indicators deteriorated). Governments do not control everything: drought, international crises and the King's broad powers affect results.
Integrity tracker: the standard of proof We never publish accusations or suspicions. Only four kinds of evidence are accepted: - A final ruling with the force of res judicata. - A first-instance ruling, shown with a notice that it can be appealed, that the presumption of innocence applies, and with the defence's position where reported. - An official regulatory decision (for example the Competition Council). - An official audit report (for example the Court of Audit).
Names are published only for public officials or elected representatives named in published rulings. Each case is updated when an appeal or final ruling is issued.