Republicanism in Morocco

Morocco, currently a monarchy, has known some attempts to establish republican forms of government. Some of those attempts are continuing to this day:

Flag of the Rif Republic (1921-1926)

Current republicanism in Morocco

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Both inside and outside Morocco there are many active Moroccan anti-monarchy activists and dissidents in exile who openly criticise the monarchy or advocate for the creation of a "Republic of Morocco" and for the removal or toppling of the Moroccan monarchy through a popular revolution.

The Moroccan authorities continue to crack down on any movement or persons who advocate republicanism or question the legitimacy of the monarchy.[6][7][8][9] As a result, many Moroccan republicanists are active outside Morocco, in Europe or North America often with self-imposed exile.

Currently, the Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane Islamist movement, and Democratic Way marxist group are the main republicanist movements in Morocco.

References

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  1. ^ Boussouf, Abdellah. "Captain John in Morocco: Pirate, Head of State, Migrant at Home". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ Wyrtzen, Jonathan (2016-02-19). Making Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of Identity. Cornell University Press. p. 183. ISBN 9781501704246. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "SOLDIERS ATTACK MOROCCAN PALACE; KING KEEPS POWER (Published 1971)". 1971-07-11. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ^ Alami, Aida. "Morocco's evolution from the 'years of lead' to today". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  5. ^ "Morocco Puts 220 on Trial for Attempt on King Hassan's Life (Published 1972)". 1972-10-18. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ^ agencies, The New Arab & (2019-12-05). "Moroccan YouTuber arrested for 'public insults' after criticising king in viral anti-corruption video". english.alaraby.co.uk/. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  7. ^ "Moroccan YouTuber, Moul Kaskita, Has Been Arrested for Insulting the King". OkayAfrica. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  8. ^ "Moul Kaskita arrêté après une vidéo jugée "insultante" pour les Marocains". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  9. ^ "Moroccan YouTubers forced to silence - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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