Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani, has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) after the National Council refused to allow Abdelilah Benkirane to run for the post for a third time. The decision that took place on Sunday came as El Othmani excluded from the party’s General Secretariat the supporters of the former head of the government. To get a closer look at this change, Yabiladi interviewed Abdelrrahim El Allam, a professor of
Benkirane’s allies are looking forward to reducing the influence of ministers in the General Secretariat. To do so, they suggested to exclude them definitely from the decision making body of the party which opens a new chapter in the history of the PJD.
Accused of «advocacy and incitement of terrorism» following the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara last December, the seven young facebook users were sentenced on Thursday to prison ranging from one to two years. A ruling that remains «exaggerated and distressing», according to their lawyer.