Tag: PJD

Morocco-Israel: Royal Cabinet warns PJD Secretariat General over its “irresponsible” remarks; reminds it foreign policy is part of the Sovereign’s prerogatives

March 13, 2023

Morocco’s Royal Office has issued this Monday a statement warning the Secretariat General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) over “irresponsible excessive views and ... Read More

Morocco makes headlines of international media as it gears for elections

September 7, 2021

Morocco has been lately making the headlines of international media and has been at the focus of many analyses by renowned pundits as it gears ... Read More

Morocco: MPs adopt bill legalizing use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes

May 27, 2021

The House of Representatives adopted, on Wednesday the bill legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The text on "the legal uses of cannabis, ... Read More

Tumultuous Times for Moroccan Government

June 8, 2018

Head of the government Saad Eddine El Otmani and his cabinet are facing a storm that may cause their ship to wreck if they do ... Read More

Morocco: Head of The Government Takes Leadership of His PJD Party

December 11, 2017

Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani was elected as the new Secretary General of the moderate Islamist party, Justice and Development, which is ... Read More

No Third Term for Benkirane at Helm of PJD

November 27, 2017

The National Council of the ruling Party for Justice and Development rejected, by a majority of votes, the proposal to amend Articles 16 and 37 ... Read More

Moroccan Government Passes First Test at Parliament

April 27, 2017

The new government led by the PJD’s Saad Eddine El Othmani won a vote of confidence in the Moroccan Parliament ending a six-month long post-electoral ... Read More

Moroccan Government: Strategic Portfolios Go to Technocrats, RNI Members

April 6, 2017

King Mohammed VI approved a government where politically non-affiliated ministers took key security, defense, foreign affairs and religious affairs portfolios while Ministers of liberal RNI ... Read More

Final Curtain Falls on Composition of Moroccan Government Saga

April 5, 2017

The list of ministers of the new cabinet led by the PJD’s Saad Eddine EL Othmani has been greenlighted by King Mohammed VI at the ... Read More

New Governmental Coalition Leaves Opposition Numerically Weak in Parliament

March 29, 2017

The adherence of six parties to the new governmental coalition gave the head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani a comfortable majority of 240 ... Read More