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Constitution

An Islamic and fully sovereign state whose official language is Arabic, the Kingdom of Morocco constitutes a part of the Great Arab Maghreb. As an African state, it has, among its objectives, the realisation of the African unity.

Monarchy

The Monarchy is the institutional pillar of

Morocco

. This is what the first article of the Constitution came to emphasize by referring to a legitimacy which has been established for centuries: “

Morocco

shall have a democratic, social and constitutional Monarchy”. The motto of the country shall be: GOD, THE COUNTRY, THE KING.

Parliament

In the Moroccan institutional life, the parliamentary system has always been the fruit of joint claims between the monarchy and the national movement, both of which believed in the virtues of the representative system and in the establishment of a democratic constitutional Monarchy. Accordingly, a two-house system (unicameralism and bicameralism) has been adopted since 1963. These two forms of representation have always been adopted whether manifested in two houses or just one.

Government

The Government is made up of the Prime Minister and the Ministers . It is answerable to the King and the Parliament. After the appointment of the Cabinet members by the King, the Prime Minister appears before each one of the two Houses and set out the programme to be carried out.

Judicial Authority

Article 82 of the Constitution holds that the judicial authority is independent from the legislative and executive powers. According to Article one of the 1-74-388 law issued on Joumada II 24, 1394 (July 15, 1974), concerning the judicial organisation of the Kingdom, It shall be composed of: courts of common laws, specialized courts and special courts.

Organisations

Morocco is a pluralistic democracy: Article 3 of the 1996 Constitution stipulates that « Political parties, unions, district councils and trade chambers shall participate in the organisation and representation of the citizens. There shall be no one-party system”.

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