Washington: The reform process in Morocco peak of the secular legitimacy of the monarchy

Washington – The evolution of the reform process in Morocco in the political and economic fields draws its strength from the secular legitimacy of the monarchy and its roots in the social fabric of the Kingdom, said a report presented Thursday in Washington, at a conference at the headquarters of the renowned US think tank, the Atlantic Council.

When several countries in the MENA region are going through difficult transitions in the context of the “Arab Spring” and the backdrop of uncertainty and turmoil, Morocco “marks its exception” to the extent that His Majesty King Mohammed VI ” had hired the Kingdom in a process of daring and accomplished reforms, “note the authors of this report entitled” Morocco’s gradual transition in political and economic terms. ”

“These pioneering reforms have strived to achieve two major goals: to resolve prior violations of human rights and improve the status of women within the family and in society,” says the document produced by Mohsin Khan, a prominent non-resident of Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, under the Atlantic Council, and Karim Mezran expert in the MENA region in the center.

These two reforms, they noted, are emblematic of a virtuous circle that culminated in the plebiscite of the new Constitution that the Sovereign had proposed to the Moroccan people, noting that the new Basic Law was part of the continuity of reforms initiated by the monarch since his accession to the throne, and who had not waited for the “Arab Spring” to be reflected on the ground.

Mohsin Khan, also raised the “visionary” character of the African strategy of His Majesty the King and highlighted the ambition of United to consolidate its position as a hub to Africa to Europe, the United UNite and the Western world in general, indicating that the free trade agreement with Washington is “an important step in that direction.”

The expert, in this sense, stressed the need for the Kingdom to move forward in the process of improving and strengthening the business climate, adding that foreign investment has “increased dramatically” in recent years .

In the same spirit, Adnan Mazarei, deputy director of UM Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted the efforts in Morocco to achieve macroeconomic stability and inclusive growth.