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=Political Systems of Morocco =

**Country Name:** Kingdom of Morocco or Morocco for short

**Local:** Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah or Al Maghrib

**Government Type:** Constitutional Monarchy

**Independence:** 2 March 1956 (from France)

**Capital:** Rabat

**Constitution:** 10 March 1972; revised 4 September 1992, amended September 1996

**Legal System:** The legal system is based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law systems, judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of Supreme Court.

__**Executive Branch of Government:**__ **Chief of State:** King Mohammed VI (July 30, 1999) **Head of Government:** Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi (September 19, 2007) **Cabinet:** Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch **Elections:** The monarchy is hereditary and the prime minister is appointed by the monarch following legislative elections.

__**Legislative Branch:**__ -Morocco has a bicameral Parliament that consists of the Chamber of Counselors or the upper house (270 seats, selected by local councils,professional organizations, and labor syndicates to serve nine-year terms). -Morocco has a Chamber of Representatives or the lower house (325 seats, 295 members are elected by multi-seat constituencies and 30 from national lists of women, serve five-year terms).

__**Judicial Branch:**__ Morocco has a Supreme Court and the judges are appointed on the recommendations of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, this is presided over by the monarch.

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