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35 Years Since UN Plan Why Does Morocco Fear a Referendum
The article discusses the importance of the UN Settlement Plan in Western Sahara, adopted 35 years ago, which aimed to organize a referendum to determine the region's future, combat colonialism, and conduct a free and fair vote under United Nations supervision. Despite the ceasefire signed in 1991, the issue of organizing the referendum has remained unresolved, with Morocco maintaining exclusive control over the decision to exclude the option of independence from the vote, even though it is one of the official options in the UN plan. UN documents reveal that Morocco's true fear lies in the referendum results, and its continued refusal to organize it contradicts the principles of self-determination, affirmed by the Security Council and the General Assembly, which guarantee the Sahrawi people's right to choose their destiny, whether through independence or self-governance. The real solution is for the Sahrawi people to be allowed to voice their will; organizing the referendum remains an international will and an inherent right, awaiting only the international community's permission to realize it.
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