Morocco: Calls to Strip King Mohammed VI of His Executive Powers
✍️ BY: Dr. Hana Saada
Algiers – October 2025 – In what observers describe as one of the most daring and politically explosive statements in recent Moroccan history, Jamal El Asri, Secretary-General of the Unified Socialist Party, has ignited a storm of controversy by calling for a sweeping constitutional reform that would transform Morocco into a full-fledged parliamentary monarchy. Speaking during the National University of the Party of Progress and Socialism, El Asri argued for a European-style model where “the King reigns but does not rule,” transferring all executive and legislative authority to the government and parliament.
El Asri’s proposition is not a passing remark but rather a carefully articulated political vision that challenges the very architecture of Morocco’s current power structure. His call represents a fundamental shift in the balance between the monarchy and elected institutions — a challenge that strikes at the heart of Morocco’s political establishment.
In a scathing critique, the leftist leader launched a direct assault on what he called the “unholy marriage between power and wealth,” denouncing it as “the devil that begets corruption.” He cited examples of officials dismissed from oversight institutions for daring to expose corruption files — a symbolic message, he said, that “those who speak the truth are punished, not rewarded.”
El Asri went further, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners and journalists, particularly those detained in connection with the Rif Movement. “There can be no reform, no reconciliation, while prisons remain full of activists,” he declared, denouncing the hypocrisy of a system that “preaches democracy while silencing dissent.”
Aligning himself with the younger generation, El Asri expressed unwavering solidarity with the protesting youth of Generation Z who have taken to the streets across several Moroccan cities. He condemned what he termed “excessive repression,” noting that even minors were subjected to police violence. “When the state meets its youth with batons instead of dialogue, it confesses — openly and shamefully — to its political and moral bankruptcy,” he said.
In one of his most striking metaphors, El Asri compared Morocco’s political stagnation to an unchanging recipe: “The same cook has been preparing the same dish for 65 years.” The “cook,” in his analogy, is the Ministry of the Interior — the institution long accused of orchestrating electoral processes. He argued that as long as the same body continues to oversee elections, the results will remain “as predictable as they are manipulated.”
El Asri called for the creation of an independent electoral authority and the automatic registration of voters using national identity cards, measures aimed at breaking the Interior Ministry’s monopoly over the electoral process and curbing the security apparatus’s influence in political life.
However, his remarks raise a question few dare to voice publicly: Can Morocco’s entrenched power system truly tolerate a constitutional amendment that would strip the monarch of executive authority? Analysts remain skeptical, arguing that such a proposal, while symbolically significant, is politically unfeasible in the short term. Yet the mere articulation of this idea in a public forum reflects the growing frustration and political disillusionment sweeping across Moroccan society.
Today, Morocco stands at a crossroads. Between a restless street demanding deep reforms and a political establishment clinging to control, the country faces an unprecedented moment of reckoning. As reformists push for genuine change, conservatives warn of chaos and moral decay, while the government appears increasingly paralyzed by indecision.
Whether this moment becomes the dawn of a new constitutional era or the prelude to deeper instability will depend on how far the Moroccan establishment is willing to go to confront — or suppress — the call for a monarchy that reigns, but no longer rules.
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https://algeriemaintenant.dz/2025/10/مطالب-سياسية-بتجريد-محمد-السادس-من-سلطه/
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