Washington – The New Moroccan constitution, approved by a landslide majority following a referendum on July 1, “will bring greater openness and democracy to Morocco,” US Congresswoman Shelley Berkley said on...
Read MoreVienna – Diplomats and representatives of several countries in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said approval of the new Moroccan constitution is a bold move towards reinforcing the rule of...
Read MoreThe Monarchy of King Mohamed VI of Morocco put a new constitution up for a vote on July 1st. The overwhelming approved document puts forth a vision of a new Morocco that Paul Silversteincalls a “Neo-liberal utopian space where...
Read MoreRabat- The constitutional revisions approved in the July 1, 2011 referendum can significantly advance Moroccans’ rights, but only if authorities use these new constitutional principles to reform repressive laws and...
Read MoreWriting as a foreign observer of the July 1 Referendum, Tom Stevenson of the Huffington Post says the impact of the Moroccan reforms are much harder to assess than the numbers would indicate. He questions the likelihood of 98.5%...
Read MoreThere is increasingly a split on the world’s opinion and editorial and opinion pages reflecting a split on the extent and sufficiency of the constitutional reforms introduced by King Mohammed VI and approved on July 1 by...
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPE3dz0iFZ4] (CNN) – Moroccans voted Friday to approve a referendum on constitutional reforms that would weaken the king’s powers and boost those of the government. The...
Read MoreBEIRUT, Lebanon — Moroccans voted in a landslide on Friday to approve constitutional changes proposed last month by King Mohammed VI in a bid to introduce greater political openness and ward off the unrest that has swept the...
Read MoreRABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has announced that 98 percent of voters approved the new constitution with a stunning 72 percent turnout. The new constitution gives more power to the parliament and the prime minister and...
Read MoreRABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed won a landslide victory in a referendum on Friday over constitutional reforms he proposed in a bid to placate “Arab Spring” street protesters, according to...
Read More* Vote is on constitutional changes offered by king * Majority will support reforms but voter turnout is key * Morocco is ruled by Arab world’s longest-serving dynasty (Releads with result) By Souhail Karam RABAT,...
Read MoreAFP: Morocco’s young activists urge referendum boycott. Morocco’s February 20th Movement has called for a boycott of the constitutional reforms called for by King Mohammed VI. While most political parties have urged...
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