Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/2011-in-morocco

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2011 Moroccan constitutional referendum

none

2011 Moroccan constitutional referendum

none

FieldValue
name2011 Moroccan constitutional referendum
countryMorocco
date
yes9653492
no146718
invalid81712
electorate13451404

A referendum on constitutional reforms was held in Morocco on 1 July 2011, called by the king in response to a series of protests across Morocco that began on 20 February 2011 when over ten thousand Moroccans participated in demonstrations demanding democratic reforms. A commission was to draft proposals by June 2011. A draft released on 17 June foresaw the following changes:

  • requiring the King to name a Prime Minister, renamed Head of government, from the largest party in Parliament;
  • handing a number of rights from the monarch to the PM, including dissolution of parliament;
  • allowing parliament to grant amnesty, previously a privilege of the monarch;
  • making Berber an official language alongside Arabic

The changes were reportedly approved by 98.49% of voters. Despite protest movements calling for a boycott of the referendum, government officials claimed turnout was 72.65%.

Following the referendum, early parliamentary elections were held on 25 November 2011.

Details

The set of political reforms approved consisted of the following:

  • The Amazigh language is an official state language along with Arabic.
  • The state preserves and protects the Hassānīya language and all the linguistic components of the Moroccan culture as a heritage of the nation.
  • The king has the obligation to appoint a prime minister from the party that wins the most seats in the parliamentary elections. Previously, he could nominate a technocrat in this position if no party has a decisive advantage over the other parties in terms of the number of seats in the parliament.
  • The king is no longer "sacred" but the "integrity of his person" is "inviolable".
"Yes" campaign placard in [[El Jadida
  • High administrative and diplomatic posts (including ambassadors, CEOs of state-owned companies, provincial and regional governors), are now appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the ministerial council which is presided by the king, previously the latter exclusively held this power.
  • The prime minister is the head of government; he has the power to dissolve the parliament.
  • The prime minister will preside over the council of Government, which prepares the general policy of the state. Previously the king held this position.
  • The parliament has the power of granting amnesty. Previously this was exclusively held by the king.
  • The judiciary system is independent from the legislative and executive branch, the king guarantees this independence.
  • Women are guaranteed "civic and social" equality with men. Previously, only "political" equality was guaranteed, though the 1996 constitution grants all citizens equality in terms of rights and before the law.
  • The King would retain complete control of the armed forces, foreign policy, the judiciary, and matters pertaining to religion, and would also retain authority for choosing and dismissing prime ministers
  • All citizens have the freedom of thought, ideas, artistic expression and creation. Previously only free-speech and the freedom of circulation and association were guaranteed.

Results

References

References

  1. (9 March 2011). "Morocco to vote on new constitution". Google News.
  2. (18 June 2011). "König will Teil seiner Macht abgeben". Der Standard.
  3. (13 June 2011). "Moroccan Islamists 'could reject constitution'". Google News.
  4. Karam, Souhail. (17 June 2011). "Morocco King to lose some powers, remain key figure". Reuters.
  5. (2 July 2011). "Morocco approves King Mohammed's constitutional reforms". BBC News.
  6. (2 July 2011). "Moroccans approve new constitution by sweeping majority". People's Daily Online.
  7. (29 June 2011). "Q&A: Morocco's referendum on reform". BBC News.
  8. A standardized version of the 3 native Berber languages of Morocco: [[Tachelhit]], [[Central Atlas Tamazight]] and [[Tarifit]].
  9. Article 5 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  10. Article 47 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  11. Article 46 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  12. Article 91 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  13. Article 49 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  14. AFP. "Maroc: la réforme constitutionnelle préconise de limiter certains pouvoirs du roi". Parisien.
  15. Article 71 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  16. Article 107 of the 2011 Moroccan constitution
  17. 1996 Moroccan constitution
  18. (30 July 2011). "Moroccan King Calls for Prompt Parliamentary Elections". Voice of America.
  19. Driss Bennani, Mohammed Boudarham and Fahd Iraqi. "nouvelle constitution. plus roi que jamais". Telquel.
  20. (3 July 2011). "Morocco: Referendum Results". Morocco Board News Service.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

2011-in-morocco 2011-referendums 2011–2012-moroccan-protests constitutional-referendums-in-morocco referendums-in-morocco
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2011 Moroccan constitutional referendum — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report