Back الاستفتاء الدستوري المغربي 2011 Arabic Referèndum constitucional marroquí de 2011 Catalan Verfassungsreferendum in Marokko 2011 German Referéndum constitucional de Marruecos de 2011 Spanish Référendum constitutionnel marocain de 2011 French Referendum konstitusional Maroko 2011 ID Referendum perlembagaan Maghribi 2011 Malay Marokkaans grondwetsreferendum 2011 Dutch Конституционный референдум в Марокко (2011) Russian Trưng cầu dân ý về hiến pháp Maroc năm 2011 Vietnamese
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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]
- requiring the King to name a Prime Minister, renamed Head of government, from the largest party in Parliament;
- handing a number of rights from the monarch to the PM, including dissolution of parliament;
- allowing parliament to grant amnesty, previously a privilege of the monarch;
- making Berber an official language alongside Arabic
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.
- ^ "Morocco to vote on new constitution". Google News. AFP. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.
- ^ "König will Teil seiner Macht abgeben" [King wants to give up part of his power]. Der Standard (in German). APA. 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Moroccan Islamists 'could reject constitution'". Google News. AFP. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
- ^ Karam, Souhail (17 June 2011). "Morocco King to lose some powers, remain key figure". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Morocco approves King Mohammed's constitutional reforms". BBC News. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Moroccans approve new constitution by sweeping majority". People's Daily Online. Xinhua. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.