In his first speech to the Moroccan nation since the events of 20 February, King Mohamed VI has overtaken its supporters as detractors. Thursday, March 9 at night, he announced that an ad hoc committee was to get on with preparing a "comprehensive constitutional reform" which will be presented for approval in June to the Moroccan people in a referendum.
In addition to strengthening pluralism, human rights and individual liberties, the ruler promised that the status of prime minister, "as head of an executive staff," and that political parties will be "reinforced" in the context of constitutional reform. "It is extremely new and it goes very far.
It is relatively great in all of Morocco," says Jean-Noel Ferrie, a political scientist specializing in Arab and research director at CNRS. "All these things were maturing and needed a trigger. Mohamed VI has used common sense of the term, the events of 20 February to boost some projects that were blocked for several years and re-phase the political and legal framework of the country with what the Moroccans have in mind, "said political analyst, who sees evidence of" reactivity of the monarchy "and" synchrony between the demands of protesters and commentators and what the monarchy is ready to give " .
The reforms announced by the monarch suggest that "everything will be done in a dynamic of reform, not revolution, which is more reassuring for the Moroccan population," said Mr. Ferris. Abdelouahed Radi, general secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which has thirty-eight deputies in the House of Representatives, believes that "this speech is a quiet revolution made jointly by the people and the king." He expressed satisfaction with the content and form, all having been done "for the first time" in transparency.
Khadija Ryadi, president of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (MAHR), praised the work of young people who have managed to push the state to open sites on constitutional reform "that meet the very critical aspects of the current Constitution. " But she nuance, "this would be a great step forward if there were not points that reduce the scope".
She also regretted that "the commission will be set up unilaterally by the King and not elected by the forces of the nation in total contradiction with the democratic process." The outcome of this desire for reform of the King remains as dependent on power relations between the commission and the political parties.
"The mobilization must continue to extract the maximum obtained while working for the commission," she insists. Vigilance is also needed in the Justice and Development Party (PJD), an Islamist party that has forty-six seats in the House of Representatives. "The outlines are very good, but the result will be assessed once the changes have been completed and will be known," said Abdullah Daha, first vice-secretary.
The PJD and awaits with great interest that the project should make the commission in June, but demand to be represented. "We will be available anyway because the king invited the Committee to consult the various components of the nation," he says. One of the key measures announced by Mohammed VI seeks to rebalance the distribution of power within the executive.
As such, the prerogatives of the king should be constitutionally limited to the Parliament and government, with the appointment of the Prime Minister in the party that won parliamentary elections. Jean-Noel Ferrie said that this procedure has been followed in the appointment of Abbas al-Fassi, the leader of the Istiqlal Party, as prime minister after the 2007 legislative elections.
"The real question that arises is the distribution of powers: what powers that will keep the monarchy?" he asks. He said the Moroccan monarchy not oriented towards a Spanish or British "because the king will retain powers of arbitration." Khadija Ryadi believes that these advances are being challenged by the clarification made Wednesday by the king, who asserts that "it will not be affected as some sacred homeland, Islam and its status as Commander of the Faithful." Article 19 of the Constitution, which puts all power in the hands of the monarchy and the king should not be amended, "she laments.
"It is a Constitution in the Constitution: Article is the most challenged by those who want a democratic constitution. If there is no change at this level, there will be no real democracy ". The balance of power could thus be based, according to Jean-Noel Ferrie, on political parties. "We need political parties are empowered to manage public affairs," he said, stressing the "de-legitimization, the weakening of political parties vis-à-vis the king but also among younger generations." "It is a great challenge we now face," admits Abdelhouaed Radi, the USFP, aware that blocking the reforms had led to some stagnation on the organizational level.
"Now we feel a true liberation. We need the party mobilizes to be worthy of these reforms," \u200b\u200bhe says. Abdullah Daha, PJD, calls to that effect, "a transparent and fair competition among parties in the elections, which passes through the legislative framework for issues such as cutting and electoral lists, funding and supervision elections by the authorities.
Among other major projects officially relaunched on Wednesday night by the King is the issue of regionalization. This project, which was developed to find a general operating regions in Morocco, including Saharan provinces, had not progressed since 2008. Mohamed VI announced that the walis (equivalent to our regional prefects) will be replaced by new regional bodies elected by direct universal suffrage which will come from a regional executive.
The latter will be represented on the Second Board of the Moroccan Parliament. "It's important for all regions because there has always been to Morocco and regional disparities that decentralization can lead to total autonomy for the Saharan provinces", said Jean-Noel Ferrie. Several measures should also guarantee the independence of the judiciary and strengthen the protection of civil liberties and human rights.
The king has promised to implement the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission, established in 2004 to reconcile the Moroccan people with his past after years of lead from the reign of Hassan II. Containing strong commitments on civil liberties and human rights, implementation of these recommendations will, "said Ferrie, revive" great debates on political rights, civil liberties such as freedom of religion, right to dispose of his body ...".
A perspective that welcomes the President of the AMDH, but with two caveats. "The king did not talk about civil rights. But it is an important issue for women's rights, which persist much inequality," she says. Ms. Ryadi also draws the king to enter the fundamental freedoms and the rule of international conventions over domestic law in the Constitution.
Helen Salon 
In addition to strengthening pluralism, human rights and individual liberties, the ruler promised that the status of prime minister, "as head of an executive staff," and that political parties will be "reinforced" in the context of constitutional reform. "It is extremely new and it goes very far.
It is relatively great in all of Morocco," says Jean-Noel Ferrie, a political scientist specializing in Arab and research director at CNRS. "All these things were maturing and needed a trigger. Mohamed VI has used common sense of the term, the events of 20 February to boost some projects that were blocked for several years and re-phase the political and legal framework of the country with what the Moroccans have in mind, "said political analyst, who sees evidence of" reactivity of the monarchy "and" synchrony between the demands of protesters and commentators and what the monarchy is ready to give " .
The reforms announced by the monarch suggest that "everything will be done in a dynamic of reform, not revolution, which is more reassuring for the Moroccan population," said Mr. Ferris. Abdelouahed Radi, general secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which has thirty-eight deputies in the House of Representatives, believes that "this speech is a quiet revolution made jointly by the people and the king." He expressed satisfaction with the content and form, all having been done "for the first time" in transparency.
Khadija Ryadi, president of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (MAHR), praised the work of young people who have managed to push the state to open sites on constitutional reform "that meet the very critical aspects of the current Constitution. " But she nuance, "this would be a great step forward if there were not points that reduce the scope".
She also regretted that "the commission will be set up unilaterally by the King and not elected by the forces of the nation in total contradiction with the democratic process." The outcome of this desire for reform of the King remains as dependent on power relations between the commission and the political parties.
"The mobilization must continue to extract the maximum obtained while working for the commission," she insists. Vigilance is also needed in the Justice and Development Party (PJD), an Islamist party that has forty-six seats in the House of Representatives. "The outlines are very good, but the result will be assessed once the changes have been completed and will be known," said Abdullah Daha, first vice-secretary.
The PJD and awaits with great interest that the project should make the commission in June, but demand to be represented. "We will be available anyway because the king invited the Committee to consult the various components of the nation," he says. One of the key measures announced by Mohammed VI seeks to rebalance the distribution of power within the executive.
As such, the prerogatives of the king should be constitutionally limited to the Parliament and government, with the appointment of the Prime Minister in the party that won parliamentary elections. Jean-Noel Ferrie said that this procedure has been followed in the appointment of Abbas al-Fassi, the leader of the Istiqlal Party, as prime minister after the 2007 legislative elections.
"The real question that arises is the distribution of powers: what powers that will keep the monarchy?" he asks. He said the Moroccan monarchy not oriented towards a Spanish or British "because the king will retain powers of arbitration." Khadija Ryadi believes that these advances are being challenged by the clarification made Wednesday by the king, who asserts that "it will not be affected as some sacred homeland, Islam and its status as Commander of the Faithful." Article 19 of the Constitution, which puts all power in the hands of the monarchy and the king should not be amended, "she laments.
"It is a Constitution in the Constitution: Article is the most challenged by those who want a democratic constitution. If there is no change at this level, there will be no real democracy ". The balance of power could thus be based, according to Jean-Noel Ferrie, on political parties. "We need political parties are empowered to manage public affairs," he said, stressing the "de-legitimization, the weakening of political parties vis-à-vis the king but also among younger generations." "It is a great challenge we now face," admits Abdelhouaed Radi, the USFP, aware that blocking the reforms had led to some stagnation on the organizational level.
"Now we feel a true liberation. We need the party mobilizes to be worthy of these reforms," \u200b\u200bhe says. Abdullah Daha, PJD, calls to that effect, "a transparent and fair competition among parties in the elections, which passes through the legislative framework for issues such as cutting and electoral lists, funding and supervision elections by the authorities.
Among other major projects officially relaunched on Wednesday night by the King is the issue of regionalization. This project, which was developed to find a general operating regions in Morocco, including Saharan provinces, had not progressed since 2008. Mohamed VI announced that the walis (equivalent to our regional prefects) will be replaced by new regional bodies elected by direct universal suffrage which will come from a regional executive.
The latter will be represented on the Second Board of the Moroccan Parliament. "It's important for all regions because there has always been to Morocco and regional disparities that decentralization can lead to total autonomy for the Saharan provinces", said Jean-Noel Ferrie. Several measures should also guarantee the independence of the judiciary and strengthen the protection of civil liberties and human rights.
The king has promised to implement the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission, established in 2004 to reconcile the Moroccan people with his past after years of lead from the reign of Hassan II. Containing strong commitments on civil liberties and human rights, implementation of these recommendations will, "said Ferrie, revive" great debates on political rights, civil liberties such as freedom of religion, right to dispose of his body ...".
A perspective that welcomes the President of the AMDH, but with two caveats. "The king did not talk about civil rights. But it is an important issue for women's rights, which persist much inequality," she says. Ms. Ryadi also draws the king to enter the fundamental freedoms and the rule of international conventions over domestic law in the Constitution.
Helen Salon
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