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POLITICAL SYSTEM
Morocco holds a Constitutional Monarchy meaning the Monarch is head of the State while the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.

In the political world, Morocco is referred to as an Arab state and sometimes as an African state. The majority of Morocco's population is Arab by identity. At least a third of the population speaks the [|Amazigh] language. During the Islamic expansion, some Arabs came to Morocco and settled in the flat regions as Tadla and Doukkala. For example there are groups called Charkawa and Arbawa who settled in Morocco from Arabia. The Charkawa claimed to be descended from [|Umar ibn Al-Khattab], the second caliph of Islam. based partly on Islamic law, French and Spanish civil law systems; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of The Moroccan Higher Council (the equivalent of the US Supreme Court). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Morocco)

__Officials:__

**Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments**  *Table taken from: http://www.infoplease.com/world/leaders/morocco.html
 * King || **MOHAMMED VI** ||
 * Prime Min. || **Abbas EL FASSI** ||
 * Min. of Agriculture, Rural Development, & Sea Fisheries || **Aziz AKHENOUCH** ||
 * Min. of Communications & Govt. Spokesperson || **Khalid NACIRI** ||
 * Min. of Culture || **Bensalem HIMMICH** ||
 * Min. of Economy & Finance || **Salaheddine MEZOUAR** ||
 * Min. of Employment & Vocational Training || **Jamal AGHMANI** ||
 * Min. of Energy, Mines, Water, & Environment || **Amina BENKHADRA** ||
 * Min. of Equipment & Transport || **Karim GHELLAB** ||
 * Min. of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation || **Taieb FASSI-FIHRI** ||
 * Min. of Foreign Trade || **Abdelatif MAAZOUZ** ||
 * Min. of Habous & Islamic Affairs || **Ahmed TOUFIQ** ||
 * Min. of Health || **Yasmina BADDOU** ||
 * Min. of Industry, Commerce, & New Technologies || **Ahmed CHAMI** ||
 * Min. of Interior || **Taieb CHERKAOUI** ||
 * Min. of Justice || **Mohammed NACIRI** ||
 * Min. of National Education, Higher Education, Staff Training, & Scientific Research || **Ahmed AKHCHICHINE** ||
 * Min. of Social Development, Family, & Solidarity || **Nouzha SKALLI** ||
 * Min. of State (Without Portfolio) || **Mohamed EL YAZGHI** ||
 * Min. of State (Without Portfolio) || **Mohand LAENSER** ||
 * Min. of Tourism, Handicrafts, & Social Economy || **Yassir ZNAGUI** ||
 * Min. of Youth & Sport || **Moncef BELKHAYAT** ||
 * Min. in Charge of Relations With Parliament || **Driss LACHGAR** ||
 * Sec. Gen. of the Govt. || **Abdessadek RABII** ||
 * Min.-Del. to the Min. of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation in Charge of Moroccan Expatriate Affairs || **Mohamed AMEUR** ||
 * Min.-Del. to the Prime Min. in Charge of the Admin. of National Defense || **Abdelatif EL OUDI** ||
 * Min.-Del. to the Prime Min. in Charge of General & Economic Affairs || **Nizar BARAKA** ||
 * Min.-Del. to the Prime Min. in Charge of Urbanization & Housing || **Ahmed Toufiq HEJIRA** ||
 * Sec. of State to the Min. of National Education, Higher Education, Staff Training, & Scientific Research || **Latifa LABIBDA** ||
 * Sec. of State to the Min. of Energy, Mines, Water, & Environment || **Abdelkebir ZAHOUD** ||
 * Sec. of State to the Min. of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation || **Mohammed OUZZINE** ||
 * Sec. of State to the Min.-Del. to the Prime Min. in Charge of Urbanization & Housing || **Abdeslam AL-MESBAHI** ||
 * Sec. of State to the Min. of Interior || **Saad HASSAR** ||
 * Sec. of State to the Min. of Tourism, Handicrafts, & Social Economy || **Anis BIROU** ||
 * Governor, Central Bank || **Abdelatif JOUAHRI** ||
 * Ambassador to the US || **Aziz MEKOUAR** ||
 * Permanent Representative to the UN, New York || **Mohammed LOULICHKI** ||

__People's Roles and Influence:__ The people are allowed to vote, but the turnout isn't very high. The most recent parliamentary elections were held in September 2007 and were regarded by international observers to be free and fair. Only 37% of registered voters casted ballots.  (http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/The-United-Kingdom-of-Morocco.html)