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| Banned survey shows Moroccans like their king |
| 2009-08-05 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Moroccan King Mohammed VI enjoys high popular support among Moroccans since he took reign ten years ago but was criticized for the job he did fighting poverty and iboosting women's rights, a joint French-Moroccan opinion poll banned in the North African country found Monday. The French daily Le Monde joined with Moroccan magazines TelQuel and its Arabic version Nichan to survey 1,108 people on the country's 10-year anniversary under the reign of Mohammed VI. The poll showed 91 percent of the Moroccan population surveyed by LMS-CSA, a local subsidiary of the French CSA polling institute, said they had positive feelings about the king. They said during Mohammed VI's reign they felt at least some change in their immediate environment citing improvements in education, health and transportation services. But when it came to fighting poverty only a third of respondents said the situation has improved over the last ten years since Mohammed VI took reign. Another third did not notice any improvement and a quarter said poverty situation had worsened. On security issues, 49 percent said they felt threatened by terrorism and the rise in crime. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The king is always loved, because his ministers exist to misinform, hide things, and otherwise catch the blame for anything going wrong. If the king ever becomes hated, then it's just a matter of time before the ox-cart starts making its way to the guillotine. It was probably banned because of policy & ministerial answers, not over the personal popularity of the royals. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-08-05 10:55 |