Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions
# Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions

The Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions (Arabic: جبهة الدفاع عن المؤسسات الدستورية, French: Front pour la défense des institutions constitutionnelles, or simply FDIC) was a Moroccan political party founded in 1963 by Ahmed Reda Guedira, friend and advisor of King Hassan II.

## History

The FDIC was created some months after the declaration of the Constitution of Morocco. A strong royalist, Ahmed Reda Guedira founded the FDIC for hinder the hegemony of the two strong parties: the conservative Istiqlal Party and the socialist National Union of Popular Forces.

The FDIC won the 1963 elections, and his candidate Ahmed Bahnini became Prime Minister in a FDIC-Istiqlal alliance, that ruled the Morocco for two years, and was succeeded, ironically for a royalist party, by the King Hassan II's govern. Only in 1967, the party established another government under Mohamed Benhima, that collapsed in 1969.

However, as a centrist party with a weak structuration, the FDIC was dissolved around 1970, merged in the Popular Movement.

## Electoral results

### Moroccan Parliament

House of Representatives :

| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | Leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | 1,159,932 (#1) | 34.8 | 69 / 144 | – | Ahmed Bahnini |
