Title VI. Of the Relations between the Powers
Of the Relations between the King and the Legislative Power
Article 95
The King can demand of the two Chambers of Parliament that they must proceed to a new reading of any bill or proposal of law.
The demand of a new reading is formulated by message. This new reading may not be refused.
Article 96
The King can, after having consulted the President of the Constitutional Court and [having] informed the Head of Government, the President of the Chamber of Representatives and the President of the Chamber of Councilors, dissolve by Dahir, the two Chambers or one of them only.
The dissolution takes place after [a] message addressed by the King to the Nation.
Article 97
The election of the new Parliament or of the new Chamber intervenes two months, at most, after the dissolution.
Article 98
When one Chamber is dissolved, that which succeeds it may only be [dissolved] one year after its election, except if no governmental majority can be established [degage] from within the Chamber of Representatives newly elected.
Article 99
The declaration of war, decided in the Council of Ministers, in accordance with Article 49 of this Constitution, takes place after communication made by the King to the Parliament.
Of the Relations between the Legislative and Executive Powers
Article 100
One sitting per week is reserved in each Chamber by priority to the questions of the members of it and to the responses of the government.
The government must give its response within the twenty days following the date on which it was referred to [the matter] of the question.
The responses to the questions of general policy are given by the Head of Government. One sitting per month is reserved to these questions and the responses and related replies [afferents] are presented before the Chamber concerned within the thirty days following the date of their transmission to the Head of Government.
Article 101
The Head of Government presents before the Parliament an accounting [bilan] of the governmental action, at his initiative or at the demand of one-third of the members of the Camber of Representatives or of the majority of the Chamber of Councilors.
One annual sitting is reserved by the Parliament to the discussion and to the evaluation of the public policies.
Article 102
The commissions concerned within each of the two Chambers can demand to hear the responsible [persons] of the administrations and of the public establishments and enterprises, in the presence of and under the responsibility of the ministers concerned.
Article 103
The Head of Government can engage the responsibility of the government before the Chamber of Representatives, on a declaration of public policy or on the vote of a text.
The confidence can only be refused or the text rejected with the absolute majority of the members composing the Chamber of Representatives.
The vote may only intervene three working days after the question of confidence has been posed.
The refusal of confidence results in the collective resignation of the government.
Article 104
The Head of Government can dissolve the Chamber of Representatives, by decree taken in the Council of Ministers, after having consulted the King, the President of that Chamber and the President of the Constitutional Court.
The Head of Government presents before the Chamber of Representatives a declaration concerning[,] notably[,] the reasons for and the objectives [buts] of the decision of dissolution.
Article 105
The Chamber of Representatives can engage [mettre en cause] the responsibility of the government by the vote of a motion of censure. This is only receivable if it is signed by one-fifth at least of the members composing the Chamber.
The motion of censure is only approved by the Chamber of Representatives by a vote taken with the absolute majority of the members that compose it.
The vote may only intervene three working days after the deposit of the motion. The vote of censure results in the collective resignation of the government.
When the government is censured by the Chamber of Representatives, no motion of censure by this Chamber is receivable during a time of one year.
Article 106
The Chamber of Councilors can interpellate the government by means of a motion signed by one-fifth at least of its members. It can only be voted three working days after its deposit, by the absolute majority of the members of this Chamber.
The text of the motion of interpellation is immediately addressed by the President of the Chamber of Councilors to the Head of Government who is provided with a time of six days to present before this Chamber the response of the government. This is followed by a debate without vote.
