2026 elections in Casablanca-Settat: a tight race for 57 seats

This update focuses on 2026 elections Casablanca Settat. The campaign for Morocco’s 23 September legislative elections is entering its decisive phase in the Casablanca-Settat region, which has become one of the main battlegrounds nationwide with 57 seats at stake and an unusually crowded political field.

2026 elections Casablanca Settat: 57 seats in 16 districts

The Casablanca-Settat region is divided into 16 local electoral districts that will send 57 MPs to the House of Representatives. The map of candidates shows a tight race where party strength, public visibility and local roots all matter.

The nature of the competition varies sharply from one district to another. The number of seats, the volume of lists and the profile of candidates change depending on the territory. Incumbent MPs seeking a new mandate face party leaders, local elected officials and many new names compared with the 2021 vote.

For Moroccans living abroad, this new balance of power will shape their future political contacts in Morocco, whether they plan to return, invest in real estate or business, or simply follow family issues back home.

Casablanca at the heart of the political battle

Inside the economic capital, several districts are attracting special attention. Casablanca-Anfa is among the most hotly contested, with 20 lists competing for just four seats. The 2026 elections Casablanca Settat race there pits established political figures with a strong electoral presence against newcomers sometimes running under different party colours.

In Al Fida-Mers Sultan, 19 lists are vying for three seats, while 17 lists are competing for the same number of seats in Ben M’Sik. In Moulay Rachid, again 20 lists are in the race, illustrating just how diverse the electoral offer has become.

Other districts such as Aïn Chock, Aïn Sebaâ-Hay Mohammadi, Hay Hassani and Sidi Bernoussi each have their own dynamics. Some candidates aim to preserve existing electoral gains, others to expand their presence or rebalance local power relations.

These districts each have three to four seats: four in Aïn Sebaâ-Hay Mohammadi, and three in Aïn Chock, Hay Hassani and Sidi Bernoussi. Every seat won will influence Casablanca’s weight in decisions on housing, public services, transport and jobs.

What is at stake for Moroccans abroad?

The 2026 elections Casablanca Settat are not only a local affair. For many Moroccans abroad with roots in the region, the future MPs will be key intermediaries on several sensitive issues:

• supporting plans for a full or partial return to Morocco;
• securing real estate or small business investments;
• improving administrative services for families still in the country;
• developing urban infrastructure, transport, health and education in their home neighbourhoods.

Even though Moroccans living abroad do not yet vote in dedicated districts, the overall composition of the House of Representatives after this election will influence how their concerns are voiced in Rabat.

Outside the metropolis, competition in other areas of the region, such as Nouaceur where 20 lists are running for three seats, confirms the strong mobilisation of political parties seeking to shape the national balance.

How to follow and prepare the next steps

Detailed results by district will help clarify the new political map of Casablanca-Settat and the room for manoeuvre of the incoming MPs. Moroccans abroad planning a return or an investment can already:

• identify the district of their family neighbourhood or future project;
• follow the profiles of frontrunners in that constituency;
• check programmes on housing, services and business support.

For practical procedures in Morocco, an official portal for Moroccans living abroad centralises administrative information, alongside Canal212’s own guidance on useful steps.

In such a strategic region as Casablanca-Settat, the 23 September vote is set to redraw part of the political landscape that will frame, for the coming years, projects and everyday ties between Morocco and its citizens abroad.

For more context, readers can follow Canal212 news for Moroccans abroad.