Morocco
Data on youth
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Year of birth
1946
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature.
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Yassine RADI (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Oldest member
Miloud CHAABI (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Youth
30
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Reserved seat. Moroccan legislation encourages women and young people to run for legislative office by establishing national lists for 90 of the 395 seats in the Assembly of Representatives. For these 90 seats, there is a national list for young candidates under 40 years of age for 30 seats and a list of women candidates for 60 seats.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Organic Law 27-11, September 2011
Elections > Election system
Eligibility and voting
Minimum age of eligibility
The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections
What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?