Justice and Development Party

Moroccan Islamist Party PJD Faces Steep Decline After Years in Power, Expert Says

14 September 2021

David Goeury, a geographer at the Médiations laboratory of Sorbonne University and an associate researcher at the Tafra organization, deciphers the rout of the Party of Justice (…)

Morocco’s PJD Party Faces Decade-Long Recovery After Historic Election Defeat

13 September 2021

The final results that led to the change in the Moroccan political map, marked by the historic failure of the PJD and the meteoric rise of Aziz Akhannouch’s RNI, as well as (…)

PJD Regroups After Election Loss, Leverages Government Connections for Future Comeback

11 September 2021

After its rout in the legislative elections, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) is already thinking about the next elections. It is counting on the thousands of members (…)

Morocco’s New PM Akhannouch Outlines Vision After Landmark Election Victory

11 September 2021

After his resounding victory in the legislative elections, the president of the RNI, Aziz Akhannouch, was tasked by King Mohammed VI to form the future governing coalition. For (…)

Akhannouch’s RNI Party Unseats Islamist PJD in Moroccan Elections

10 September 2021

The Secretary General of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), Aziz Akhannouch managed to provoke the rout of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), - the party in (…)

Morocco’s National Rally of Independents Leads in Parliamentary Election Results

10 September 2021

After the vote counting and tallying operation for the general elections of September 8, the Ministry of the Interior provided, on Thursday evening, the provisional data (…)

Morocco’s Prime Minister El Othmani Resigns as Party Leader After Election Defeat

9 September 2021

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 (…)

Moroccan Islamist Party Suffers Crushing Defeat in Legislative Elections, Expert Analyzes

9 September 2021

The rout of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) in the September 8 legislative elections continues to elicit reactions from political analysts. David Goeury, a member of (…)

Morocco Elections Hailed as Democratic Milestone by Arab World Institute President

9 September 2021

As planned, Morocco organized the legislative, municipal and regional elections on September 8. For the president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Jack Lang, these elections (…)

Former Moroccan PM Calls for Party Leader’s Resignation After Election Defeat

9 September 2021

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 (…)