Washington – In North Africa Middle East (MENA) region, Morocco stands out by a “meaningful multi-party system” that enables diverse political sensitivities to express themselves democratically, wrote Saturday Foreign Policy Magazine in an editorial on the current situation in the Arab world.
“The democratic space has been gradually expanded since Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne, a trend further advanced this summer by a new constitution,” the Magazine added, noting that the same vision, which was the matrix of the new constitution, promoted Morocco’s political diversity and the steady growth of civil society institutions.
The new constitution, the Magazine went on, commits meaningful domestic authorities to a prime minister that will be elected from the party which will win the election.
Morocco has showed its capacity to strengthen civil society while promoting a moderate Islam, as part of a political process, an example that is likely to draw the inspiration of other countries in the MENA region, authors of the editorial, Ahmed Charai, publisher of the French edition of Foreign Policy Magazine and Joseph Braude, a US writer and specialist of the MENA region, author of “The Honored Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World.”
In a recent contribution published in the editorial page of The New York Times, Charai and Braude said that the massive vote of the Moroccan people for the new constitution has enabled the country to set up “a model of peaceful political transition in the Arab world.”
“For the first time since the Arab Spring began, a population broadly embraced its leader’s reforms,” they noted, describing the referendum of July 1st as the most significant event that took place recently in the Arab region.
“There is great optimism in Morocco today. Millions have signaled their desire for freedom and opportunity,” according to the paper.
