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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. [1] A draft released on 17 June foresaw the following changes: [2] [3] [4]
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%. [5] [6]
Following the referendum, early parliamentary elections were held on 25 November 2011.
The set of political reforms approved consisted of the following: [7]
Choice | Votes | % | |
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For | 9,653,492 | 98.50 | |
Against | 146,718 | 1.50 | |
Total | 9,800,210 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 9,800,210 | 99.17 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 81,712 | 0.83 | |
Total votes | 9,881,922 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 13,451,404 | 73.46 | |
Source: Morocco Board [20] |
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