Al Arabiya
The Moroccan Prime Minister, Abbas El Fassi, has called for holding the upcoming legislative elections immediately after a referendum on constitutional reforms this year in response to protests against corruption and against his government.
Mr. el-Fasi said at a meeting with members of his Istiqlal (independence) party that it was impossible to wait until 2012 to hold the legislative elections amid increasing public anger against his government, local media reported on Monday.
Mr. El Fasi said it was necessary to respond to the “dynamism” in the Moroccan streets, and that an early election “must be held to start a new era.”
On Sunday tens of thousands of Moroccans staged peaceful protests across the country to demand more democratic reforms, justice and an end to corruption despite steps taken by King Mohammed VI to reform the constitution and release political prisoners.
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