AhlulBayt News Agency

source : AFP
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1 July 2011

7:30:00 PM
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Moroccans approve new constitution

The interior minister of Morocco has announced Moroccans approve new constitution Moroccans have approved a new constitution that curbs the powers of King Mohammed VI.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Moroccan Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui said the referendum on a new constitution was approved by 98 percent of voters and the turnout was 72.65 percent at the 94 percent of the polling stations reporting so far.

The constitutional referendum was the first under King Mohammed's 12-year rule.

The new constitution grants executive powers to a prime minister. However, the king remains the head of the military, religious authorities, and judiciary.

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