Moroccan youth call for further protest after royal speech

2011-06-19

Morocco's pro-reform February 20 Movement called for nationwide protests on Sunday (June 20th), two days after King Mohammed VI addressed the nation and revealed constitutional reforms, international press reported. According to the movement, the proposed reforms fail to meet demands for a true separation of powers. Also at issue is the proposed July 1st referendum, which the movement says is too soon and leaves little time for a real debate, BBC reported.

In his speech on Friday, the king pledged to create a constitutional monarchy, limiting his power and prerogatives and giving the prime minister and parliament more executive authority, establishing an independent judiciary, and recognizing Amazigh language alongside Arabic as an official language.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/06/19/newsbrief-03.