Moroccan voters approve new constitution

2011-07-03

Morocco's constitutional referendum passed by 98.5%, Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui announced on Saturday (July 2nd). The turnout rate for the July 1st poll exceeded 70%, Communications Minister Khalid Naciri said in a statement to national news agency MAP. Forty thousand polling stations were open across the kingdom for the Friday ballot, with another 520 at foreign sites to accommodate MREs.

Morocco's constitutional reforms, initiated by King Mohammed VI, include enhanced powers for the prime minister. Under the new constitution, the PM will serve as "head of the government".

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/07/03/newsbrief-02.