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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

Composed of the Head of Government and ministers, the government is responsible to the King and Parliament. "After the appointment of members of the government by the King, the Head of Government presents and explains to both Houses of Parliament, the program to be carried," Article 88, paragraph 1 of the new Constitution of 2011

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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