PJD government pushes through the contested 2016 pension reform

In mid-2016 the PJD-led Benkirane government enacted a reform of the public-sector pension fund (CMR): the retirement age was raised from 60 to 63 (phased to 2022) and worker/employer contributions were increased from 10% toward 14%. The House of Councillors approved the package in late June 2016 and the House of Representatives in July 2016. Trade unions (UMT, CDT and others) struck and thousands protested in Rabat, arguing pensions would fall 20–40%.

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Justice and Development Party

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Gara, T. (2026). PJD government pushes through the contested 2016 pension reform [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/1fc91c6a-c8fc-4a5a-99bc-4ab27931e4d6

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@misc{tayyar-event-1fc91c6a-c8fc-4a5a-99bc-4ab27931e4d6,
  title     = {{PJD government pushes through the contested 2016 pension reform}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/1fc91c6a-c8fc-4a5a-99bc-4ab27931e4d6},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 2016-07-01. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

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@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2016-07-01. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.