Abdelilah Benkirane

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• Former Moroccan PM Benkirane Poised for Political Comeback in September Elections
  19 July 2021, by Sylvanus

  Abdelilah Benkirane, former Head of Government and former Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) could run in the next legislative elections to be held next September. The local general assembly of the party has appointed him as head of the PJD list in Salé.
  During the local general assembly of the PJD held last Saturday, the participants approved the candidacy of Abdelilah Benkirane for the next legislative elections. The latter did not participate in the (…)

• Morocco’s Ex-PM Benkirane Refutes Spying Allegations, Defends Intelligence Services
  25 July 2021, by Sylvanus

  The espionage allegations against Morocco continue to provoke reactions. The former head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, has defended his country and Abdellatif Hammouchi, director general of national security, who is also director general of territorial surveillance (DGST).
  "Whoever promotes allegations that the intelligence services are spying on the king (Mohammed VI) is a liar and has no information to give us," he said in a Facebook live broadcast on his page. He rejected the (…)

• PJD Leader El Othmani Welcomes Benkirane’s Potential Run in Moroccan Elections
  3 August 2021, by Armel

  The Head of Government and leader of the PJD, Saâdeddine El Othmani, assured that the candidacy of Abdalilah Benkirane in the upcoming electoral deadlines does not bother him or his political party at all. The door is clearly open for the latter to run in his stronghold in Salé.
  Thus, at the press forum organized by the MAP, El Othmani declared that his predecessor is free to run in the next elections and that no one within the party opposes it, rejecting the rumors that "the General (…)

• Former PJD Leader Benkirane Faces Pressure to Run in Morocco’s Legislative Elections
  5 August 2021, by Prince

  Will the former Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelillah Benkirane, be a candidate or not in the next legislative elections in Salé? He claims to want to leave the place to the young people, but the temptation is too strong.
  The question of Benkirane’s candidacy would still be under discussion, according to Slimane El Omrani, the Deputy Secretary General of the PJD. For Hassan Hammour, president of the Central Committee of the Youth of the Islamist party, (…)

• Key PJD Leaders Opt Out of Morocco’s September Elections, Raising Questions
  14 August 2021, by Armel

  Several influential members of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) will not be running in the upcoming legislative elections scheduled for September. Political retirement or fear of failure? Observers have spoken out on the issue.
  For the upcoming electoral deadlines, some PJD heavyweights such as Abdelaziz Aftati, Abdelillah Benkirane and Abdelhak El Arabi have decided not to run.
  Approached by Hespress, Mustapha Bougarn, a researcher on Islamist movements, said that the (…)

• Former Moroccan PM Calls for Party Leader’s Resignation After Election Defeat
  9 September 2021, by Ginette

  Former Secretary General of the PJD, AbdeliIlah Benkirane, has called on the head of government to resign after the crushing defeat suffered by their party on Wednesday in the legislative elections. The Party of Justice and Development went from 125 seats in the outgoing Assembly to 12 seats.
  The PJD performed poorly on Wednesday, finishing far behind its main opponents. The party led by El Othmani suffered an electoral rout that no one had imagined.
  "As a member of the PJD national (…)

• Morocco’s Prime Minister El Othmani Resigns as Party Leader After Election Defeat
  9 September 2021, by Ginette

  The Head of Government, Saad-Eddine El Othmani, announced on Thursday his resignation from the post of Secretary of the Justice and Development Party (PJD). He was followed by all the other members of the general secretariat. A collective resignation that follows the failure recorded by the PJDists in the legislative elections of September 8.
  The decision was made during an extraordinary meeting held on Thursday, September 9. An extraordinary session of the PJD National Council (…)

• Moroccan Islamist Party PJD Faces Internal Rift After Election Defeat
  18 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  A few days after its debacle in the September 8 legislative elections, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) is holding the meeting of the national council this Saturday, September 18, in a context marked by deep divisions. Two camps are clashing within the party.
  The defeat in the last elections has accentuated the climate of crisis within the PJD. Founders, top leaders, young people no longer speak the same language. From now on, two camps are clashing within the party. On the one (…)

• PJD Considers Benkirane’s Return as Leader After Election Defeat
  19 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  A few days after its defeat in the legislative elections, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) met on Saturday, September 18, in a national council. On this occasion, the Islamists set up a preparatory committee for the extraordinary congress and discussed the return of the former secretary general, Abdelilah Benkirane at the head of the party.
  It was by 184 votes against 178 for Abdel Aziz Ammari, 142 votes for Abdel Haq Al Arabi and 118 for Nabil Chikhi that Jamaâ Maôatassim, (…)

• Salafist Backlash Contributes to PJD’s Stunning Election Defeat in Morocco
  25 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  In addition to the causes mentioned so far, the rout of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) in the September 8 elections is also explained by the fact that the Salafists severely sanctioned the party’s candidates at the polls.
  Contrary to expectations, the Islamists of the Salafiya, traditional supporters of the PJD, turned their backs on the party of the Lamp in the last legislative, municipal and regional elections, reports Assabah. At the origin of this sanction vote, the (…)