Thursday, March 10, 2011

Morocco: Mohammed VI will address the nation

The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, will address the nation on television Wednesday, March 9 at night, announced the Ministry of the royal household, protocol and chancellery in a statement. The sovereign should attempt to reassure the people, while several demonstrations took place in the country, including February 20, demanding political reforms "deep".

Tuesday, March 8, 300 young people staged a sit-in in Casablanca, both dedicated to the fight against corruption and to demand reforms in employment, education or health, but also for the rights of women. The kingdom, richer and more dynamic economically than its neighbors, has so far been little affected by the "Arab spring" that hit Tunisia, Egypt or Libya.

In this speech, "eagerly awaited breath reformer could be raised" a senior official of a government party queried by. "The issue of regionalization could be addressed with force," he added. "The king will probably discuss the results of the consultative committee on regionalization, which will be a prelude to future consultations on political and constitutional reforms," \u200b\u200bpromises a minister.

In January 2010, King Mohammed VI has appointed an "advisory committee called to develop a model Moroccan Moroccan-regionalization, based on the specificities of Morocco". "This commission has now completed its work, which can only lead to a process of political and constitutional reforms," \u200b\u200badded the minister.

The youth movement led to protests in Morocco on February 20 to demand more democracy has recently called on the Facebook social network, new events on March 20. On 21 February, at the establishment in Casablanca Economic and Social Council (CES), the ruler said he was "committed to the continued implementation of structural reforms".

"Our commitment is unwavering to move the forward in the realization of the Moroccan model which we reaffirm the irreversible, "Bush said. The king also established, on March 3, a new public body responsible for defending human rights, replacing a previous board's role advisory only. The creation of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) terminates the mandate of the Advisory Council on Human Rights (CCHR), established in 1990 by King Hassan II.

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