Constitution of Morocco

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Constitution of Morocco
Moroccan Constitution of 2011.pdf
The 2011 Moroccan constitution (in French, .pdf file)
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JurisdictionFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
CreatedJune 17, 2011
PresentedJuly 1, 2011
Date effective July 30, 2011
Head of state Mohammed VI

The Constitution of Morocco is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Morocco. [1] The constitution defines Morocco as a constitutional monarchy and lays out the fundamental rights of Moroccan citizens, it also defines the basis and structures of government, the council of ministers, and the parliament. [2]

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The first Constitution of Morocco was adopted in 1962, 6 years after the country regained independence. From and following that event, the King, Mohamed V, worked for the establishment of political and constitutional institutions. This was originally the creation of the National Advisory Council and, on November 15, 1959, the enactment of the Dahir, legislation text governing public freedoms and freedom of expression. Then, in 1960, the Constitutional Council was created and the Draft of the first Constitution was proposed on November 18, 1962, and ratified by referendum on December 7, 1962 and promulgated one week later, on December 14.

A referendum on constitutional reforms was held in Morocco on 1 July 2011. It was called in response to the protests that took place earlier in the year demanding democratic reforms. A commission was to draft proposals by June 2011. [3] A draft released on 17 June foresaw the following changes: [4] [5] [6]

The changes were reportedly approved by 98.49% of voters. [7] Despite protest movements calling for a boycott of the referendum, government officials claimed turnout was 72.65%. [7] [8]

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

Results of 2011 referendum

Moroccan constitutional referendum, 2011 [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Yes check.svg Yes9,653,49298.50
No146,7181.50
Valid votes9,800,21099.17
Invalid or blank votes81,7120.83
Total votes9,881,922100.00
Registered voters and turnout13,451,40473.46

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References

  1. Article 1 of the Constitution of Morocco  (2011)
  2. "Constitutional history of Morocco". ConstitutionNet. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. Morocco to vote on new constitution AFP, 9 March 2011
  4. König will Teil seiner Macht abgeben Der Standard, 18 June 2011 (in German)
  5. Moroccan Islamists 'could reject constitution' AFP, 13 June 2011
  6. Morocco king to lose some powers, remain key figure [ permanent dead link ] Vancouver Sun, 17 June 2011
  7. 1 2 Morocco approves King Mohammed's constitutional reforms BBC, 2 July 2011
  8. "Moroccans approve new constitution by sweeping majority" . Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  9. "Morocco: Referendum Results". Archived from the original on 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-07-27.