Description: Morocco’s Gen Z 212 demonstrators have outlined their demands to the country’s ruling establishment and vowed to keep protesting until concrete changes are implemented, especially in the public spending sector. The protests have already destabilized the country for over a week, while demonstrators have set vehicles on fire, looted stores and destroyed other public property in a show of frustration and disapproval to the government’s spending practices, prioritizing the development of the football stadiums before revitalizing the healthcare and education systems. Some of the demands from the protesters included free education, accessible healthcare, affordable housing, improved public transportation, lower cost of living prices, improved wages and pensions and expanded provision of job opportunities for the youth population. After last week’s deadly escalation, which resulted in the deaths of three people, the protests have only intensified, diminishing all attempts from the government to negotiate with the Gen Z 212 movement.
Impact: The Gen Z 212 protest movement in Morocco has outlined concrete demands from the government in order to cease the civil unrest and restore public stability. Demonstrations persisted over the weekend with violent escalations erupting across the country with the numbers of injured and arrested constantly rising. The concrete demands would require a complete governmental overhaul, budget restructuring and potentially modifications in the ruling political landscape. The protesters have already demanded Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch to resign, however, that decision lies ultimately with the King of the country, Mohamed VI. The protests and the civil unrest are expected to continue in the same intensity with the probability of further escalation. Currently there are no signals or potential for early elections, however, in light of the mounting pressure from the civil society, the government and the country’s monarchy leadership could resort towards fundamental reformist reconstruction.