The Justice and Development Party is a political party in Morocco that advocates for Islamism. It was the ruling party of Morocco from 2011 to 2021.
The Istiqlal Party is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and monarchist party and a member of the Centrist Democrat International and International Democracy Union. Istiqlal headed a coalition government under Abbas El Fassi from 19 September 2007 to 29 November 2011. From 2013 to 2021,it was part of the opposition. Since 2021 it is part of a coalition government led by Aziz Akhannouch.
The Parliament of Morocco is the bicameral legislature of Morocco. It is located in Rabat.
Mohammed V University is a public university in Rabat,Morocco. It was founded in 1957 under a royal decree (Dahir). It is the first modern university in Morocco after the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez. It is named after Mohammed V of Morocco.
Early general elections were held in Morocco on 25 November 2011,brought forward from 2012 and then postponed from 7 October 2011.
Aziz Akhannouch is a Moroccan politician,businessman,and billionaire who is serving as the 17th Prime Minister of Morocco since his government took office on 7 October 2021. He is the CEO of Akwa Group and also served as Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2021.
Abdelilah Benkirane is a Moroccan politician who was the 15th Prime Minister of Morocco from November 2011 to March 2017. After having won a plurality of seats in the 2011 parliamentary election,his party,the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party formed a coalition with three parties that had been part of previous governments.
Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah is a Moroccan politician. He had served as Minister of Housing and Urbanism of Morocco from 2012 until 2018,as part of the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Mohamed El Ouafa was a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the Istiqlal Party.
Lahcen Daoudi is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party. Between 3 January 2012 and 5 April 2017,he had held the position of Minister of "Higher Education and Scientific Research" in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.
Abdelkader Aamara is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party and its Chief Treasurer. On 3 January 2012,he was nominated as the Minister for Industry,Trade and New Technologies in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Between 2013 and 2016,he was the Minister for Energy,Mines,Water and Environment and between 5 April 2017 and 7 October 2021,he had been the minister for Equipment,Transport and Water Logistics in the cabinet of El Othmani. Between 2 &20 August 2018,he took an interim position as the Minister for Economy and Finance following the firing of Mohamed Boussaid. He has served as MP for Salésince 2002 and is a professor at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy in Rabat,from which he graduated in 1986.
Fouad Douiri is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. He was Minister of Energy,Mines,Water and Environment in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet.
Abdessamad Qaiouh is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. He was Minister of Handicrafts in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Idriss Azami Al Idrissi is a Moroccan politician with the Justice and Development Party. Since 3 January 2012,he holds the position of Minister-Delegate for the Budget in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Abdellatif Maazouz is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. Between 2007 and 2012 he was Minister of Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. On 3 January 2012,he was appointed Delegate-Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane,he held this post until 9 July 2013,when his party members quit the government. On 22 September 2021,he was elected as the president of the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region.
Youssef Amrani is a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the Istiqlal Party. Since October 2021,Amrani has served as the Moroccan ambassador to the European Union. He has previously held positions as Morocco's ambassador to South Africa,Chile,Colombia,and Mexico. He also held the position as the Delegate-Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Before this nomination he worked since 1978 as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat. He also served as Consul and Ambassador of Morocco to multiple Spanish-speaking countries and was Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean until February 2012.
Hamid Chabat is a Moroccan politician and the previous Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party. Hamid Chabat has been the mayor of Fes since October 2003 and was elected on 23 September 2003 to lead his party,defeating rival Abdelouahed El Fassi,a relative of former incumbent Abbas El Fassi and grandson of Allal El Fassi. Before holding office,Chabat forged a name for himself in his party's trade union.
General elections were held in Morocco on 7 October 2016. The ruling Justice and Development Party remained the largest party,winning 125 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives,a gain of 18 seats compared to the 2011 elections.
General elections were held in Morocco on 8 September 2021 to elect 395 members of the House of Representatives. The National Rally of Independents led by Aziz Akhannouch won the most seats (102),a gain of 65 seats from the prior election. The liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party took second place with 87 seats,a net loss of 15 seats. The centre-right Istiqlal Party gained 35 seats and took third place with 81 seats total. The governing Justice and Development Party suffered an electoral wipeout and won only 13 seats,a net loss of 112 seats for the party.
Enaam Mayara is a Moroccan Sahrawi politician and trade unionist who serves as president of the House of Councillors,the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco. He is the president of the General Union of Moroccan Workers (UGTM),a trade union affiliated with the Istiqlal Party. Mayara also serves at the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.
