( CNN ) -- The Justice and Development Party won 123 of 395 seats in 2008 's election . The leader of the moderate Islamist party has been asked to form a Cabinet . Abdelilah Benkirane has been the party 's secretary - general since 2008 . The election result indicates public unhappiness with the governing elite , an observer says .
The Justice and Development Party won 123 of 395 seats in 2008 's election . The leader of the moderate Islamist party has been asked to form a Cabinet . Abdelilah Benkirane has been the party 's secretary - general since 2008 . The election result indicates public unhappiness with the governing elite , an observer says .