Name and date of creation:
The Justice and Development Party (PJD), in 1967.

Transcription:
Hizb Al Adala Wa Tanmia.

History:
• The party’s founder is Dr. Abdelkrim AL KHATIB, who announced in 1967 the establishment of the Democratic, Constitutional and Popular Movement.
• In 1996, the party revealed its ‘Islamist’ orientations, and took part in the legislative elections a year later.
• The influence of the party on the political scene remained limited until 2002, when it became the pioneer party of opposition.

Political orientations:
The PJD is a Moroccan political Islamist party. It defines itself as an actor in the construction and development of modern, democratic and proud Morocco. The PJD supports the current system (constitutional monarchy), and recognizes the statue of Amir Al Muminin (Commander of the Faithful) as being the King.

Slogan for the legislative elections of 2007:
“Together to build Morocco of justice.”

Leaders and members:
• Saâd Eddine El OTHMANI (PJD Secretary-General and deputy of the city of Inezgane)
• Lahcen DAOUDI
• Abdelilah BENKIRANE
• Bassima HAKKAOUI
• Fatima BELAHCEN

Program headlines:
• Improving the role of the minister of Islamic Affairs and religious institutions.
• Drawing attention to culture and its diversity, and develop cultural justice.
• Reducing Morocco’s rank on international corruption indicators from 79th place to 40th.
• Improving Morocco’s rank on human development indicators from 123th place to 100th.

Website:
www.pjd.ma

The order according to which political parties are presented does not reflect, by any means, the preferences nor the ideology of the Agadir Souss Team. We simply are basing it on the results of the legislative elections of 2002, that had the following order: SUPF, Istiqlal, JDP… Please check the distribution of political parties in Morocco in 2002.

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Name and date of creation:
Istiqlal Party – PI (literally “party of independence”), January 11th 1944.

Transcription:
Hizb Al Istiqlal.

History:
• The party was originally founded in 1940 under the French protectorate, to only become an official political party in January 11th in 1944, with the submission of the proclamation of independence and democracy.
• Since that date, the party benefited of some prestige, first conveyed by its charismatic leader Allal EL FASSI, then by its struggle for the return of the late King Mohamed V from his exile in Madagascar.

Political orientations:
The Istiqlal Party is a nationalist and conservative monarchist party that defends the label of “Greater Morocco” (full territory including the Western Sahara). It is also a member of the Centrist Democrat International.

Slogan for the legislative elections 2007:
“Together for the construction of Morocco to face the future”.

Leaders and members:
• Abbas EL FASSI (Secretary-General of PI and state minister).
• Karim GHELLAB (Minister of Equipment and Transport).
• Adil DOUIRI (Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social Economy).
• Mohamed Saâd ALAMI (Minister of Relations with the Parliament).
• Ahmed Toufiq HJIRA (Ministry Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Housing and Town Planning).
• Yasmina BADDOU (Secretary of State of Social Development, Family and Solidarity and second woman inside the government).

Program headlines:
• Accelerating economic growth and encouraging investment.
• Improving the governance.
• Protecting the environment.
• Strengthening international relations of Morocco, in order to make of it a perfect partner in the Mediterranean, Europe, Africa, Arab World and Islamic World.

Website:
www.istiqlal.ma

The order according to which political parties are presented does not reflect, by any means, the preferences nor the ideology of Agadir Souss Team. We simply are basing it on the results of the legislative elections of 2002, that had the following order: SUPF, Istiqlal, JDP… Please check the distribution of political parties in Morocco in 2002.

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