Justice and Development Party (Morocco)
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Justice and Development Party
حزب العدالة والتنمية Akabar en Tnezzarfut ed Tneflit (KNN) Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD) |
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| Leader | Abdelillah Benkirane |
| General Secretary | Saadeddine Othmani |
| Founder | Abdelkrim al-Khatib |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Split from | Popular Movement |
| Headquarters | 4, rue El Yefrani Cité les Orangers, Rabat |
| Newspaper | Almisbah |
| Ideology |
Islamism Moroccan nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| International affiliation |
None Muslim Brotherhood (formerly) |
| Colours | Blue Orange |
| House of Representatives |
125 / 395
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Justice and Development Party, JDP (Arabic: حزب العدالة والتنمية; Berber: Akabar en Tnezzarfut ed Tneflit, KNN; French: Parti de la justice et du développement, PJD) is the party that lead the executive branch of the government of Morocco since 29 November 2011. The JDP (or PJD) advocates Islamism and Islamic democracy.
PJD was founded by Abdelkrim al-Khatib, one of the founders of the Popular Movement party, from which he was expelled in the mid-1960s, under the name of MPDC (French: Mouvement populaire démocratique et constitutionnel, the "Popular Democratic and Constitutional Movement"). The party was an empty shell for many years, until various members of a clandestine association Chabiba islamia, who later formed the MUR (French: Mouvement unité et réforme, the "Unity and Reform Movement") joined the party, with the authorisation and encouragement of former interior minister Driss Basri. It later changed its name to current PJD in 1998.
The party won eight seats in the parliamentary election in 1997. In the parliamentary election, held on 27 September 2002, the party won 42 out of 325 seats, winning most of the districts where it fielded candidates. Its secretary-general since 2004 was Saadeddine Othmani, MP representing Mohammedia. In the parliamentary election held on 7 September 2007, the PJD won 43 out of 325 seats, behind the Istiqlal Party, which won 52. This was contrary to expectations that the PJD would win the most seats. However, the party had limited number of candidates in the election.
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