Party of Progress and Socialism

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The Party of Progress and Socialism (Arabic: حزب التقدم والاشتراكية, romanized: ḥizb at-taqaddum wal-ištirakīya; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ, romanized: akabar n ufaru d tnmla; French: Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme, PPS) is a left-wing socialist political party in Morocco. It was founded in August 1974 by Ali Yata as the successor to the Party of Liberation and Socialism, itself the successor of the Moroccan Communist Party. The PPS emerged from the Moroccan communist movement but subsequently developed into a socialist and progressive party operating within Morocco's legal multiparty system. The party has been led by Ali Yata (1974–1997), Ismail Alaoui (1997–2010), and Nabil Benabdallah (since 2010). The PPS participated in successive coalition governments from 1998 until 2019, including governments led by Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Driss Jettou, Abbas El Fassi, Abdelilah Benkirane, and Saadeddine Othmani. It withdrew from government in October 2019 and subsequently...

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