A referendum on constitutional reforms was held in Morocco on 1 July 2011, called by the king in response to a series of protests across Morocco that began on 20 February 2011 when over ten thousand Moroccans participated in demonstrations demanding democratic reforms.
[1] A draft released on 17 June foresaw the following changes:[2][3][4] The changes were reportedly approved by 98.49% of voters.
Despite protest movements calling for a boycott of the referendum, government officials claimed turnout was 72.65%.
[5][6] Following the referendum, early parliamentary elections were held on 25 November 2011.
The set of political reforms approved consisted of the following:[7]