Rabat – Morocco’s Justice and Development Party (PJD) has pledged to establish a fund to support young people seeking to marry as part of its electoral platform for the September 23, 2026 elections.
The proposal forms part of the party’s broader vision for a national, integrated family policy, which it says would seek to strengthen family stability and address challenges such as divorce and family disputes.
The PJD presented its electoral program in Rabat on Monday, under a section focused on strengthening Morocco’s national and Islamic identity while promoting the family and what it describes as Morocco’s core social values.
The party’s program calls for creating a “Fund to Encourage Youth Marriage.” Still, it does not specify the amount of financial assistance available, eligibility requirements, or how the fund would be financed.
The proposal sits within a wider package of measures designed to strengthen families through financial and social support, particularly for vulnerable households. The party also highlights families caring for children with disabilities and elderly people in difficult circumstances.
The PJD proposes a national program to prepare young people for marriage and family life. The initiative would offer training on marital rights and responsibilities, parenting, household financial management, and violence prevention.
The party also calls for expanded family mediation and counseling services, including the wider use of mediation in family courts and community-based centers, alongside specialized training for family mediators.
Under the proposal, mediation would become a mandatory step before court proceedings in disputes that could be resolved through settlement. The PJD says the approach would shift family policy from dealing with disputes after they emerge toward preventing them from escalating in the first place.
Broader support for families and children
The electoral program also proposes reforms to Morocco’s Family Solidarity Fund to simplify access to financial support for women and children entitled to alimony and shorten the time required to receive assistance.
The PJD further advocates stronger financial and social support for vulnerable households as part of its broader family policy.
On child protection, the party proposes a national program that would strengthen child protection units and expand prevention efforts against exploitation, violence, digital addiction, drug use, and harmful online content.
The program also calls for tougher action against sexual exploitation and human trafficking, as well as measures to curb child labor and provide greater support for children living on the streets. It also proposes faster assistance for children who fall victim to violence.
The PJD places the family at the center of its social policy, describing it as the ‘fundamental building block of society.’ Its proposals combine financial assistance with family education, mediation, social protection, and child welfare measures.
The extent to which these proposals could be implemented would depend on their financing, eligibility criteria, and the legislative and institutional mechanisms required to put them into practice.
