Party of Renaissance and Virtue

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The Party of Renaissance and Virtue (French : Parti de la Renaissance et de la Vertu) is a political party in Morocco. It defines itself as moderate Islamist. However, Siham Ali of Magharebia describes it as an Islamist party. [1]

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History and profile

This party is a splinter group from the Justice and Development Party (PJD), initially founded on 9 April 2004 by Mohamed Khalidi, a founding member of the PJD and former member of its political bureau, under the name Movement of Vigilance and Virtue, then formally organized as a political party on 25 December 2005. [2] [3]

As of 2011 the secretary general of the party was Mohamed Khalidi. [4]

The party has an Islamist stance. [1] On 8 June 2013 salafist politicians joined the party. [1]

Coalition membership

Before the 2011 parliamentary elections it joined with 7 other Moroccan parties (National Rally of Independents, Authenticity and Modernity Party, Constitutional Union, Popular Movement, Socialist Party, Labour Party and Green Left Party) to form a "Coalition for democracy". Its purpose was "the formation of a great national coalition that will group the forces which adopted and triumphally support the society project for democracy and modernity". [5]

Political representation

In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party presented 59 candidates in 60% of the electoral districts, but won 1 out of 325 seats. [6] Its deputy for the legislature was former imam Abdelbarii Zemzami, a controversial figure who repeatedly emitted bizarre fatwas on the liceity of necrophilia or of masturbation and the use of sex toys by women. [7] [8]

It is no longer represented in the new Assembly since the 2011 parliamentary election.

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References

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  5. Guendouli., Akram (5 October 2011). "Huit partis politiques annoncent "la coalition pour la démocratie"". La Vie éco (in French). Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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  7. "Zemzami affiche le sérieux de sa candidature". Magharebia (in French). 7 September 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  8. "Marruecos: polémica por "fatwa" que autorizó masturbación femenina". EFE Agency (in Spanish). La Nación (Chile). 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

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