The judiciary, which has long been criticized for lacking independence, would be governed by a supreme council composed of judges and the head of the national human rights council. The justice minister would not be on the council. According to Hicham Ben Abdallah El Alaoui, the king's cousin and a researcher at Stanford University, the reforms follow the same pattern as previous ones, with the king dictating the terms to docile political parties.
This will give the regime some credibility for reform so that it can dismiss the demonstrators in the street as 'undemocratic.
He predicted continued street protests, however, despite government attempts to paint the February 20 movement as a cover for extreme leftists and Islamic radicals.
Several activists watching the speech Friday night in an apartment in downtown Rabat scoffed at many of the king's proposals and afterward described the new constitution as being just as bad as the old one.
He maintained that the king still held all the reins of power. Mbarka Bouaida, a member of parliament from Casablanca, however, told The Associated Press that she saw the new constitution as an important step in opening up the political system. She cited the new document's clear commitment to human rights, gender equality and freedom of worship as important steps.
Probably we will need another constitution in 10 or 15 years, but we must go through this one first and give time for the political parties to be strengthened,'' she said, citing weak political parties as a problem in the system. Regardless of who holds elected office, major decisions come from the palace, including during the coronavirus crisis. The extent of the crown's powers has led some local media to mock the PJD's attempts to take credit for the successes of their latest term.
Mohammed VI has already announced a plan for a "new model of development" with a "new generation of reforms and projects" in the coming years. The plan's major aims include reducing the country's wealth gap and doubling per-capita economic output by During the election campaign, most parties have ignored issues of individual liberties, in particular the call by some activists to decriminalise sex out of wedlock, a divisive subject in Morocco.
But compared with demands back then for an end to "corruption and despotism", this year's two-week election campaign has been mostly stable, with no large gatherings due to the coronavirus. Akhannouch, who is said to be close to the royal palace, retorted in an interview on Monday that the attacks were "an admission of failure" by his opponents, vowing not to respond.
Following the last elections in , the RNI leader secured critical ministerial jobs for his party, including the economy and finance and industry portfolios. Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders notes that "religion, the king and the monarchy in general, the country and territorial integrity cannot be questioned. Satellite dishes are widely used, giving access to French and pan-Arab stations. Spain keeps its two coastal enclaves. Sultan Mohammed becomes king in Morocco's culture aids its economy. Prime minister and government. The Kingdom of Morocco Capital: Rabat.
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