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Morocco: Law amended to allow Benkirane to run for third term

October 16, 2017 at 11:44 am

Morocco’s ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP) yesterday amended its internal law allowing the party’s Secretary-General, Abdellah Benkirane, to run for a third term as party leader.

“twenty-two members of the committee voted in favour of the amendment of Article 16 of the party’s internal law while ten members rejected the amendment,” a member of the party’s administration and legal affairs committee told the Anadolu Agency.

The committee member, who preferred not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said: “The committee members have debated a lot on the issue.”

Article 16 of the Party’s Rules of Procedure limits the mandate of the secretary-general to two terms.

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Benkirane was elected Secretary-General for the first time in 2008 then again in 2012.

The party will hold its national conference to elect a new secretary-general and leadership in December. Those elected will hold their posts for four years.