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The Justice and Development Party, french: Parti de la justice et du développement is a

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. It was the ruling party of Morocco from

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History

PJD was founded by Abdelkrim al-Khatib, one of the founders of the Popular Movement party, from which he was expelled in the mid-1960s, under the name of ''MPDC'' (french: Mouvement populaire démocratique et constitutionnel, the "Popular Democratic and Constitutional Movement"). The party was an empty shell for many years, until various members of a clandestine association

Chabiba Islamia The ''Shabiba Islamiya'' (, ) was a violent and clandestine Moroccan extremist Islamist group founded in 1969 by Abdelkrim Motii and Kamal Ibrahim. Its goal was the establishment of an Islamic state in Morocco. The group was active until 1985, d ...

, who later formed the MUR (french: Mouvement unité et réforme, the "Unity and Reform Movement") joined the party, with the authorisation and encouragement of former

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. It later changed its name to current PJD in 1998. The party won eight seats in the parliamentary election in 1997. In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 42 out of 325 seats, winning most of the districts where it fielded candidates. Its secretary-general since 2004 was Saadeddine Othmani, MP representing

Mohammedia Mohammedia ( ar, المحمدية, al-muḥammadiyya; ber, ⴼⴹⴰⵍⴰ, Fḍala), known until 1960 as Fedala, is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most impo ...

. In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the PJD won 43 out of 325 seats, behind the

Istiqlal Party The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...

, which won 52. This was contrary to expectations that the PJD would win the most seats. However, the party had limited number of candidates in the election. Abdelilah Benkirane was elected leader of the PJD in July 2008, taking over from Saadeddine Othmani. Having won a plurality of seats (107 seats) in the November 2011 parliamentary election, the party formed a coalition with three parties that had been part of previous governments, and Benkirane was appointed Prime Minister of Morocco on 29 November 2011. His new government has targeted average economic growth of 5.5 percent a year during its four-year mandate, and to reduce the jobless rate to 8 percent by the end of 2016 from 9.1 percent at the start of 2012. Benkirane's government has also actively pursued Morocco’s ties with the

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, its chief trade partner, as well as becoming increasingly engaged with the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council. In the 2021 general election, the PJD suffered a crushing defeat, losing 113 seats.

Ideology

PJD is a conservative Islamic-democratic party which supports the Moroccan monarchy. PJD disavows violence, terrorism and seeks to defend Morocco’s Islamic identity through legislative means. According to a paper published by the

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, the PJD has placed economic and legal issues at the core of its platform and is committed to internal democracy. The party's stated platform includes: * Education reform and reestablishment. * Economic partnerships with other countries. * Enhancement of

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. * Encouraging investment. * Greater "Arab and Muslim unity".

Electoral results

Moroccan Parliament

Notes

References

External links

Justice and Development Party

Attajdid newspaper
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