title: Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)
text: # Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)
  
  The Democratic and Social Movement (Arabic: الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية; French: Mouvement Démocratique et Social, MDS) is a political party in Morocco.
  
  ## History and profile
  
  The party was founded on 15 June 1996, by a former police commissioner. It is described as a "royalist shell party".
  
  In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 7 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election took place in November 2011, the party won 2 out of 325 seats.
  
  