Morocco
Moroccan MP Resigns, Slams Party for Excluding Women from Leadership Roles
Moroccan MP Itimad Zahidi is no longer in good standing with the PJD. She has resigned from all party bodies, accusing it of showing dictatorship, fraud and lies.
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Justice and Development Party
Morocco
PAM Sweeps Imintanout By-Election, Ousting PJD from City Council
The city of Imintanout has swung in favor of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), which has soundly beaten the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and the other parties that participated in the by-elections. The Islamist party thus definitively loses the municipality.
Morocco
Moroccan Parties to Submit Proposal on Diaspora Voting Rights to King Mohammed VI
The political parties (PI, MP, PPS, USFP, PAM, RNI, UC and PJD) representing Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) have set up a coordination to work for the right to vote and the representation of Moroccans of the world in Parliament. A memorandum will be submitted to King Mohammed VI on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
Morocco
Moroccan PM Defends Israel Deal, Citing National Interests and Royal Loyalty
Morocco first, and unwavering loyalty to King Mohammed VI, is the motto of the PJD, served by its Secretary General, El Othmani, in response to his critics within the party. The latter accuse him of having signed the tripartite agreement with the United States and Israel and are seeking to dismiss him.
Morocco
Morocco's Political Parties Gear Up for Election Season with Key Transfers
As the electoral deadlines are fast approaching, it is the vigil of arms within the political parties. The market for political transhumance will be very lively. The RNI of Aziz Akhannouch seems better equipped to take full advantage of this "winter transfer window of political parties".
Morocco
Moroccan Party's $4 Million Luxury HQ Sparks Controversy Amid Economic Crisis
The construction work on the headquarters of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) was launched on January 1 by its Secretary General, Saad Eddine El Otmani . The initiative is criticized from all sides, especially since it comes at a critical time marked by an economic recession caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
Morocco
Moroccan Private Clinics Under Fire for Patient Exploitation During Pandemic
Before the advisors of the 2nd Chamber, the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb was questioned about the excesses of certain private clinics. They occur after the incident of the checks required by the same hospitals before any intervention on patients with coronavirus.
Morocco
Morocco Revives Bill to Protect and Promote Arabic Language in Public Life
Moroccan deputies have decided to dust off an old bill on the protection of the Arabic language proposed by the PJD several years ago. Its examination has already been scheduled by the committee on education, culture and communication.
Morocco
Hezbollah Leader Slams Moroccan Islamist Party Over Israel Ties
Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, has harshly criticized the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) for its position in the restoration of relations between Morocco and Israel.
Morocco
Morocco's Islamist PJD Party Postpones Key Meeting Amid Leadership Crisis
The extraordinary session of the National Council of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) which was to be held on Sunday, December 27, 2020, has been postponed sine die. This is what Driss El Azami, president of this council, announced.
Morocco
Algerian Islamist Leader Condemns Moroccan PM Over Israel-Morocco Deal
"Zionist", "traitor", this is how the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and its leader, Prime Minister Saad Eddine El-Othmani, are described by the head of the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), the Algerian Islamist party, Abderrazak Makri. This shower of insults comes following the agreement to resume relations between Morocco and Israel.
Morocco
Morocco's Ruling Party Faces Backlash Over Israel Ties Amid US Delegation Visit
Total annoyance within the PJD. Between managing its bases not really favorable to normalization with Israel and the visit of the American-Israeli delegation that it is required to manage as head of the executive, the PJD is in ambiguity.