King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to Abdelilah Benkirane on the occasion of his election as secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD). King Mohammed VI instructed Abdelilah Benkirane to convey his marks of esteem to his predecessor Saâd-Eddine El Othmani and to all members of the PJD. Benkirane, a popular figure in Moroccan politics, had served as the PJD secretary general twice between 2008 and 2017 and was also Morocco’s head of government from November 2011 to April 2017. Following this defeat, the members of PJD secretariat general, led by the secretary general of this formation Saad Dine El Otmani, had submitted their collective resignation, and called for holding an extraordinary national congress. The extraordinary national congress convened Saturday Oct.30 elected Benkirane as new Secretary general.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 01, 2021 21:27 UTC