Rabat – Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party Abdelilah Benkirane, appointed by HM King Mohammed VI as Prime Minister, held talks on Friday with leader of the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS), Nabil Benabdallah, as part of the consultations to form the next Moroccan government.
In a statement broadcasted by Moroccan TV channel “Al Oula”, Benkirane said the meeting focused on the possibility of the PPS participation in the next government.
He hoped to reach an agreement with the PPS in order to form a “strong and coherent” government, hailing the role that this party plays in the national political landscape.
Benadallah, for his part, said he exchanged with Benkirane points of view about his party’s possible participation in the next government.
He added that the two sides agreed to continue their consultations in order to reach an agreement for the benefit of Morocco’s supreme interests.
The new Prime Minister had held similar meetings with Secretary General of the Istiqlal party (PI), Abbas El Fassi, and the first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), Abdewahed Radi.
