Morocco: Political parties and the EU
At a Glance
16-06-2015
In the aftermath of the public protests which occurred during the Arab Spring in February 2011, King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced an early election, a process of constitutional reform granting new civil rights, and the relinquishing of some of his administrative powers. Following a referendum, a new constitution was ratified on 13 September 2011. This created a number of new civil rights, including constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression, social equality for women, rights for speakers of minority languages and the independence of judges. Early parliamentary elections were held on 25 November 2011. Changes to the electoral and administrative law were significant.
At a Glance
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- Africa
- allocation of seats
- bicameral system
- constitutional monarchy
- constitutional revision
- democratisation
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- electoral system
- EU relations
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- executive power and public service
- gender equality
- GEOGRAPHY
- judicial reform
- LAW
- Morocco
- organisation of the legal system
- parliament
- parliamentary election
- political coalition
- political framework
- political geography
- political parties
- political party
- political situation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- rights and freedoms
- sources and branches of the law