Morocco's youth-based February 20 Movement on Saturday rejected constitutional reforms proposed by King Mohammed VI, calling for nation-wide protests. "The plan as proposed by the king yesterday (Friday) does not respond to our demands for a true separation of powers. We will protest peacefully on Sunday against this plan," a member of the movement's Rabat section told AFP.
The king outlined curbs to his wide political powers in an address to the nation, pledging to build a constitutional monarchy with a democratic parliament. The proposals, to be put to a referendum on July 1, devolve many of the king's powers to the prime minister and parliament. They come in the wake of nation-wide pro-reform demonstrations that started on February 20 - hence the name of the movement - inspired by other popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world.
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