Justice and Development: Refusal to participate in the Bam government after 54 seats

During an extraordinary session held last Saturday in the city of Bouznika, the National Council of the Justice and Development Party unanimously approved the decision to align itself with the opposition and refuse to participate in the next government. The decision came after a discussion that witnessed the submission of about 50 interventions by members of the Council, based on a proposal submitted by the General Secretariat of the Party, following the legislative elections that took place on 23 September and resulted in a new parliamentary map. A remarkable rise from 13 to 54 seats The Justice and Development Party (Mesbah) has made significant progress in Legislative elections, as its number of seats increased from only 13 in the 2021 elections to 54 seats this time, ranking fourth in the final ranking of parties. In contrast, the National Rally of Liberals fell from 102 to 66 seats, the Independence Party fell from 81 to 65 seats, while the Authenticity and Modernity Party topped the results with 97 seats. Comparison of the results of the most prominent parties: 2026 seats against 2021 party seats 2026 seats 2021 justice and development teams 54 13 +41 National Rally of Liberals 66 102 -36 Istiqlal Party 65 81 -16 Benkirane: A firm position on a government led by Albam. The Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party, Abdul Ilah Benkirane, who attended the extraordinary session, considered that the party's results in the September 23 elections represented progress compared to the outcome of 2021, stressing that the decision not to participate in a government led by the Party of Authenticity and Modernity passed without any dissenting voice within the General Secretariat. Benkirane had previously announced his refusal to participate in any Bam-led government . What does the decision mean for the formation of the government? Sets the decision The Justice and Development Party is in the position of the head of the opposition in the next parliament, while it opens the door for the Authenticity and Modernity Party, which ranks first, to lead the government through an alliance with other parties. Political analysts believe that the continuation of the previous government alliance, combining authenticity, modernity and the National Rally of Liberals and Independence, remains the most numerically and politically closer scenario, as this alliance provides 228 seats, which is more than the absolute majority of about 30 seats out of 395 seats in the House of Representatives. Political analyses speak of an alternative scenario based on the exclusion of the National Rally for Freedom, Justice and Development together, through an alliance that brings together authenticity, modernity and independence with the popular movement and other moderate parties, an option that some observers see as more capable of strengthening parliamentary control and real opposition within the House of Representatives.