Views
After the September 11 attacks, Prince Talal challenged the “potentially very confusing” claim that rulers and religious scholars should jointly decide affairs of state. He openly stated his support for the establishment of elected assembly in Saudi Arabia in 2001. In September 2007, he announced his desire to form a political party (illegal in Saudi Arabia) to advance his goal of liberalizing the country.
In March 2009, Prince Talal called on King Abdullah to clarify the appointment of Prince Nayef as Second Deputy Prime Minister. He publicly questioned whether this would make Prince Nayef the next crown prince. Prince Nayef was in fact named crown prince in October 2011 following the death of his brother, Prince Sultan. Prince Talal was a member of the Allegiance Council when the members were named in 2007. He resigned from the Council in November 2011, apparently in protest of late Prince Nayef's appointment as Crown Prince. In April 2012, he said that the "hand of justice" should reach all the corrupt in Saudi Arabia, and called on the National Anti-Corruption Authority (NACA) to reach everyone, regardless of status. In his June 2012 Al Quds Al Arabi interview, Prince Talal stated that the princes on the Allegiance Council were not consulted on the succession of Prince Salman and that the Council became ineffective. He also called for establishing a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia.
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