Morocco: The Moroccan Constitution Four Years On - Status Report

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It has been just over four years since Moroccans voted to officially consolidate nearly two decades of reform with a new Constitution designed to establish a constitutional monarchy with separation of powers; delegate enhanced responsibilities to local and regional governments; and reinforce clear support for the multicultural, multi-religious character of Moroccan society. In addition to setting the parameters for power sharing between the Monarchy, the Head of Government, and the Parliament, the Constitution called for the adoption of 19 organic laws on these issues and others ranging from political parties to the judiciary. Four years on, where do things stand?

On the separation of powers, the Constitutional provision requiring the Head of Government to be appointed from the party that wins the most seats in Parliament was established with the November 2011 legislative elections, in which the Justice and Development Party (PJD) won the largest number of seats and its leader, Abdelilah Benkiran, became Prime Minister and formed a coalition government.

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