Abdelilah Benkirane

Articles

• PJD Leader Benkirane Blames Party’s Election Loss on Straying from Core Values
  3 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) returns to the electoral rout of the Islamists in the September 8 elections and discusses the real causes. He calls for a return to the fundamentals of the party.
  "The principles of our party have been transgressed by the material and moral advantages offered by politics," said Abdelilalh Benkirane during a meeting with provincial secretaries, held last Saturday at the party’s headquarters, recalling that the PJD is a (…)

• PJD Leader Benkirane Reveals Opposition to Amekraz’s Ministerial Appointment
  9 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  During a meeting with the regional and provincial secretaries of the PJD, Abdelillah Benkirane recounted that there was a laugh that he had not appreciated, the day when Saâdeddine El Othmani came to tell them that the appointment of Mohamed Amekraz as minister was a miracle, and that the brothers began to laugh. "That day, I was hurt," he said, stressing that this nomination (of Amekraz) was not appropriate.
  "May the brothers excuse me, you say that we must transcend (these issues), yes (…)

• Former Moroccan PM Benkirane Hospitalized with COVID-19 Complications
  19 January 2022, by Ginette

  The current Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, was transferred late Tuesday night to the military hospital in Rabat for complications related to his Covid-19 infection.
  Tested positive for the coronavirus last week, the PJD leader had reassured his supporters. In a statement, Benkirane had indicated that he was doing well, that his health condition did not cause "any concern" and that he was following the anti-Covid therapeutic protocol (…)

• Former Moroccan PM Abdelilah Benkirane’s Sister-in-Law Dies After Long Illness
  22 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary general of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), has just lost his sister-in-law, following a long illness.
  Soumaya Benkirane, the daughter of the former head of government, posted a message on her Facebook page to announce the sad news. "My dear aunt Malika, mother of my sister Imane Fahdi, is no more. We belong to God and to Him we return. May God give you the strength and patience to overcome this terrible ordeal," she wrote.
  The health of the (…)

• Moroccan Opposition Leader Urges Patience Amid Price Surge, Backs PM Akhannouch
  20 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  Faced with the surge in food and fuel prices, many citizens, including Islamists, have called for the resignation of the head of government Aziz Akhannouch. Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), opposes these calls for resignation and wishes "that we give" the head of the Executive "at least one year of trust".
  "Of course, there is a surge in prices, but I do not agree that he should leave right now. I want us to give him at least a year to (…)

• PJD Leader Urges Voluntary Donations as Party Faces Financial Strain After Election Loss
  21 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  At the national council held last Saturday in Bouznika, Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), called on members to voluntarily contribute to the financing of the party. Since the PJD’s crushing defeat in the last legislative elections, there has been a deterioration of the resources of the political formation.
  While some party members have proposed that these contributions be "mandatory" or based on members’ income statements, the PJD boss says (…)

• Moroccan Political Leader Under Fire for Labeling Newspaper ’Zionist’
  21 February 2022, by Armel

  Following the "violent and insulting" remarks made by Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the PJD, against a number of media outlets, the Moroccan Association of Media and Publishers (AMME) reacted to denounce an act that is detrimental to ethics.
  In a statement, the AMME criticized the former Head of Government for having made incendiary remarks against the daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, describing it in turn as "Zionist", an "intruder" and a newspaper that "works against the (…)

• Morocco’s Islamist PJD Party Faces Financial Crisis, Seeks Donations to Repay Government
  2 March 2022, by Armel

  To fill a debt of at least eight million dirhams, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) has launched an appeal for donations. The survival of the Islamist party is at stake.
  Under pressure from the authorities, the lamp party has launched an appeal for donations from its supporters in an attempt to replenish its coffers, which the electoral defeats since last year have largely contributed to emptying.
  Eight million dirhams to be repaid to the Ministry of the Interior. This amount (…)

• Morocco’s Ex-PM Benkirane Reflects on PJD’s Role in Stability and Royal Relations
  15 March 2022, by Sylvanus

  In a speech delivered to the PDJ members of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region on March 13, Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), discussed his relationship with King Mohammed VI.
  Abdelilah Benkirane reminisces about the years spent at the head of the Moroccan government. "Even if we wanted to, Morocco could never erase from history the participation of the PJD in the stability and security of the Moroccan state in 2011," he emphasized, (…)

• Morocco’s Opposition PJD Slams Government Over Rising Prices and Social Tensions
  18 April 2022, by Armel

  In a context of high cost of living, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) criticized the government, warning it against "the dangers of social tension".
  For the Lamp party, the various measures taken by the government to mitigate the surge in prices of basic commodities and fuel are insufficient. In a statement released late last week, the Secretary General expressed concern about the situation, saying that fluctuations in international markets are not sufficient arguments to (…)