The Renaissance and Vertu Party announced in a press release received by Heba Press that several members of the party’s General Secretariat were surprised by the news of a meeting held by several members in a hotel in Rabat, on October 13, 2024, at the invitation of Mr. Ezzedine El Khair.
The Renaissance and Virtue Party, led by Acting Secretary General, Ms. Hafida Maksaoui, expressed astonishment at the holding of this meeting at the invitation of Mr. Ezzedine El-Khair, posing as the party delegate for direct it.
The press release explains that the only mandate available to the latter was given to him by the Secretary General during his lifetime and under suspicious and ambiguous circumstances.
According to the same press release, the mandate expires with the death of its delegate, and the General Secretariat has not delegated this task to anyone, discussion on this point being absent from all previous meetings, as indicated in the minutes of the meeting. these meetings.
The declaration of the Renaissance and Virtue Party underlines that the holding of this meeting is considered invalid in form and substance, this invalid meeting during which the participants affirmed an almost unanimous agreement on an arbitrary and illegal decision represented by the expulsion of two members of the General Secretariat.
The party said in the same statement that the decision to expel interim secretary general Hafizah Maqsawi constitutes a blatant violation of the Basic Law, which is considered the party’s constitution and a benchmark in conflict management. Its article 18 stipulates that the dismissal of a member of the General Secretariat must be carried out by means of a petition signed by the Secretary General or five members of the National Council and approved by the majority of its members, which has never been the case. circumstances.
According to the same press release, the arbitration organization and the arbitration commission, and in accordance with what is stated in article 66 of chapter twenty-six of the Basic Law, this commission is composed of five members elected by the National Council among its members, and the main part of its work is the preparation and presentation of a draft code of discipline, discipline and arbitration to the General Secretariat for approval.
The party stressed in the same press release that the expulsion decision it issued only binds it and does not bind the party, its organs and its institutions, and that it is only wishful thinking and is very far from the law, procedures and party mechanisms.
In this statement, the party denounced the behavior that it described as shameful and aimed at destabilizing the party and compromising its democratic and developmental path, as desired by its founder, Mr. Al-Khalidi, may God Almighty give him have mercy.
The party concluded that it would resort to all legal and legitimate means to confront these attempts, which do not reflect knowledge of the laws that govern the party nor respect for its organs and procedures.
