Party of Renaissance and Virtue explained

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]

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 seven 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 one 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.

Iconography

Notes and References

  1. News: Siham Ali. Salafists take up politics in Morocco. 10 October 2014. Magharebia. 14 June 2013. Rabat.
  2. News: Mohamed Khalidi : Fondateur du Parti PRV: Le fidèle mal récompensé. 2 January 2006. Gazette du Maroc. French. 28 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016040839/http://www.lagazettedumaroc.com/articles.php?r=2&sr=247&n=453&id_artl=8525. 16 October 2014.
  3. News: Le mouvement islamiste se multiplie et se divise. 27 December 2005. L′Economiste. French. 28 March 2012.
  4. News: Massive Turnout To Strengthen Morocco's Political Maturity - Renaissance And Virtue Party. 10 October 2014. MAP. 22 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016104920/http://www.map.ma/en/dossier/massive-turnout-strengthen-moroccos-political-maturity-renaissance-and-virtue-party. 16 October 2014.
  5. News: Huit partis politiques annoncent "la coalition pour la démocratie". Guendouli.. Akram. 5 October 2011. La Vie éco. French. 28 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321074647/http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/huit-partis-politiques-annoncent-la-coalition-pour-la-democratie--6129.html. 21 March 2012.
  6. News: Mohamed Khalidi, SG du PRV : "Tout dépendra de la notoriété et la crédibilité du candidat". Kharroubi. Ali. 31 August 2007. Aujourd’hui le Maroc. French. 28 March 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120719103223/http://www.aujourdhui.ma/elections-legislatives-2007-details1632.html. 19 July 2012.
  7. News: Zemzami affiche le sérieux de sa candidature . 7 September 2007. Magharebia. French. 28 March 2012.
  8. News: Marruecos: polémica por "fatwa" que autorizó masturbación femenina. 28 March 2012. EFE Agency. La Nación (Chile). Spanish. 28 March 2012.

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