Politics of Western Sahara

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"List of political parties in Western Sahara" redirects here. For the only political party in the SADR, see Polisario Front. For other parties, see List of political parties in Morocco.
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The politics of Western Sahara take place in a framework of an area claimed by both the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Occupied by Spain from 1884 to 1975, as

government in exile in Tindouf
, Algeria.

Following to the

MINURSO. The mission patrols the separation line between the two territories.[2]

In 2003, the UN's envoy to the territory,

autonomy within the Kingdom of Morocco, or complete integration with Morocco. POLISARIO has accepted the plan, but Morocco has rejected it. Previously in 2001, Baker had presented his framework plan, called Baker I, where the dispute would be finally solved through an autonomy within Moroccan sovereignty, but Algeria and the Polisario Front refused it. Algeria had proposed the partition of the territory instead.[3]

Suffrage

The population under Moroccan control participates in countrywide and regional Moroccan elections. A referendum on independence or integration with Morocco was agreed upon by Morocco and the Polisario Front in 1991, but it has yet to take place.

The population under SADR control and in the

Sahrawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria, participates in elections to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
.

See also

References

  1. ^ UN map of Non-Self Governing Territories
  2. ^ (maps: [1], [2], [3] Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ Ods Home Page
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