Abdelilah Benkirane

Articles

• Moroccan Political Tensions Escalate: PJD Leader Criticizes Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Exchange
  21 April 2022, by Ginette

  In a live broadcast on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Abdelilah Benkirane, the Secretary General of the PJD, commented on the clashes in parliament between Aziz Akhannouch and the PJD deputy Abdellah Bouanou.
  The Secretary General of the PJD did not appreciate the remarks made by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, towards the PJD deputy Abdellah Bouanou, during the monthly session of general policy questions, last Monday at the House of Representatives. "Certain questions do not (…)

• Morocco’s Ex-PM: King Always Urged Support for Tunisia Amid Diplomatic Crisis
  6 September 2022, by Sylvanus

  Abdelilah Benkirane, former head of government and secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), confides that King Mohammed VI has always asked him to help Tunisia, which today is the source of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries following the invitation of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali to Tunis.
  In the eyes of the former head of government, the welcome given by Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed to the leader of the Polisario separatists, Brahim Ghali, protected by (…)

• Moroccan Political Leaders Clash Over Economic Legacy and Development
  12 September 2022, by Sylvanus

  Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the PJD and former Head of Government, reacted to the remarks of the President of the RNI, Aziz Akhannouch, the current Head of Government, who accused his party of having "obstructed development" for ten years. The Islamist party had managed power from 2011 until its defeat in the 2021 legislative elections.
  "He (Aziz Akhannouch, Ed.) said that nothing was done in ten years, but I tell him that if we had not done what we did, you would not have (…)

• PJD Secretary General Resigns Amid Rumors of Advising Rival Party Leader
  29 October 2022, by Prince

  The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Jamaa Mouatassim, resigned on Friday from the party’s office, after rumors claiming that he would be the political advisor to Aziz Akhannouch, the head of government.
  "I have decided to take responsibility and spare the party the embarrassment of a situation that I will try to correct," Mouatassim wrote in his resignation letter, citing "contrasting interpretations and assessments" within the party following the rumors (…)

• Moroccan Leader Condemns Racist Chants at African Soccer Tournament in Algeria
  17 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), is saddened by the racist remarks made by spectators towards Moroccans during the opening ceremony of the 7th edition of the African Nations Championship of local players (CHAN) in Algeria.
  "Give them bananas! The Moroccans are animals!", chanted Algerian supporters during the opening ceremony of CHAN 2023 currently taking place in Algeria. Remarks that have shocked the PJD leader. "Don’t think of (…)

• Moroccan Opposition Leader Slams France Over EU Human Rights Resolution
  31 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), is unhappy with France, which he accuses of being behind the adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution noting the deterioration of human rights in Morocco.
  During an internal PJD meeting held on January 29 in Casablanca, Abdelilah Benkirane expressed his dissatisfaction with France, which would be behind the resolution calling for the release of detained journalists in Morocco that the European (…)

• Moroccan Opposition Leader Threatens Protests Over Family Law Reform
  21 February 2023, by Ginette

  The Secretary General of the PJD, Abdelilah Benkirane, is relaunching the debate on the reform of the Moudawana and the Penal Code, promising strong actions if the Minister of Justice introduces amendments that undermine the family unit.
  While voices are being raised to demand the reform of the Penal Code and the Moudawana (Family Code), Abdelilah Benkirane threatens to organize large marches against the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, to dissuade him from any haste in this file. (…)

• Moroccan Opposition Leader Slams Foreign Minister’s Pro-Israel Stance
  11 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Party of Justice and Development (PJD) still views the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel in a bad light. Its Secretary General Abdelilah Benkirane criticized the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita after the latter "defended the Zionist entity" during meetings with African and European officials.
  Abdelilah Benkirane is not happy with Nasser Bourita. He reproaches him for having defended Tel Aviv during a meeting with the European Commissioner for (…)

• Morocco’s Royal Palace Reaffirms Stance on Palestine, Rebukes Political Party’s Criticism
  13 March 2023, by Said

  Morocco has recently been embroiled in a controversy over its relations with Israel, particularly in the context of the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Justice and Development Party (PJD) issued a statement that was considered by the Royal Palace to contain irresponsible excesses and dangerous approximations by the party’s general secretariat.
  In response, the Royal Cabinet issued a statement stressing that Morocco’s position on the Palestinian issue is (…)

• Moroccan Islamist Party Halts Comments on Israel After Royal Rebuke
  13 March 2023, by Prince

  The Justice and Development Party (PJD) will not react to the Royal Cabinet statement on Israel, published on Monday. This is the announcement made by its Secretary General, Abdelilah Benkirane, inviting the members and leaders of the party to refrain from any comment on the subject, until the holding of the meeting of the party’s secretariat.
  The General Secretariat of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) recently issued a statement on Morocco’s relations with Israel, in connection (…)