Party of Renaissance and Virtue
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
It is no longer represented in the new Assembly since the 2011 parliamentary election.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Siham Ali (14 June 2013). "Salafists take up politics in Morocco". Magharebia. Rabat. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mohamed Khalidi : Fondateur du Parti PRV: Le fidèle mal récompensé". Gazette du Maroc (in French). 2 January 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Le mouvement islamiste se multiplie et se divise". L′Economiste (in French). 27 December 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Massive Turnout To Strengthen Morocco's Political Maturity - Renaissance And Virtue Party". MAP. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ 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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Iconography
- Posters and leaflets from the 2007 legislative elections campaign, on the Tractothèque
