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Stronger democracy goes through strong political parties, King Mohammed
Why do some Muslim countries get it, while others do not?Moroccoâs King Mohammed VI on Wednesday stressed that "efforts to build a stronger democracy will still be inadequate unless there are strong political parties." The king, who noted that he looks forward "to the rehabilitation of politics, in its noble meaning," urged for legislation on political parties to be passed promptly. "I want to make it clear that I am determined to provide those parties with efficient means to enable them to discharge their mission fully," he said. Morocco has a multi-party system and bi-cameral parliament, comprising a House of Representatives and a chamber of advisors. ... King Mohammed VI underlined that "the proposed legislation should seek to enhance the role of parties in guiding and representing citizens, by banning the setting up of parties or groups along religious, ethnic, linguistic or regionalist lines." sorry for the bold type but anything this intelligent has to be proclaimed from a mountain top. "It is no longer prepared to accept that certain parties indulge in the use of pompous, meaningless slogans. Nor will it let such obsolete mottos jeopardize efforts to tackle the real challenges of the present and the future," he said. Posted by: Rafael 2003-08-01 |
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