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He Government of Morocco has given the green light to a “record” budget for education and health of almost 13,000 million euros to try to calm the youth mobilizations of the Generation Z, that they have been demanding for weeks more investments in social services, especially in these two areas.
Thousands of young people have taken to the streets of several cities in Morocco for weeks to denounce the high rates of corruption and that the majority of public resources is intended for the construction of the infrastructure and stadiums that will house the 2030 Soccer World Cup which Morocco organizes together with Spain and Portugal.
The death of eight women in a matter of eight weeks in the delivery room of the Hassan II Hospital in Agadir, baptized as “the hospital of death.” According to local activists, a shortage of painkillers caused these deaths.
In response to the protests, where three people have diedthe Moroccan Council of Ministers, chaired by the King Mohammed VI has approved these public accounts. The Government assures that this measure is a special request that the monarch already made last July in a speech on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of his enthronement.
Among the measures to highlight is the creation of more than 27,000 jobs for both sectors.
The Moroccan newspaper Le360 has described this increase as “record” and “historic” with a 19% increase in the budget allocated to both sectors in 2025, when the amount reached 118 billion dirhams (11 billion euros).
According to the statement from the Royal Cabinet after the Council of Ministers, this budget will make it possible to improve the offer related to health infrastructure with the inauguration of the university hospital centers (CHU) in Agadir (south) and El Aaiún (Western Sahara), complete the works of construction of hospital centers in Rabat and several cities in the interior and modernize 90 hospitals.
In education, the budget will help to generalize preschool education, strengthen school support mechanisms and improve the quality of teaching.
The Budget lines approved by the Council of Ministers also focus on accelerating territorial development programs to eliminate inequalities between regionsas well as promoting private investments – Moroccan and foreign -, and the generalization of social protection programs.
During the meeting of the Council of Ministers, two bills were also approved aimed at to simplify the candidacy conditions for young people under 35 years of agereinforce the female representation in Parliamentand toughen sanctions against electoral fraud.
In his speech last July, Mohamed VI asked the government to develop a new territorial development program with an approach focused on ensure more support for local employment y better guarantees of access to the country’s basic services, while urging him to begin preparations to organize the legislative elections within their constitutional deadline in 2026.
Generation Z protests
These measures were approved in a context marked by the youth protests of Generation Z led by the GENZ212 movement, that began last September 27 with mobilizations in Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Marrakech, Tetouan or Agadir to demand prioritizing health and education reform, greater social justice and fight against corruption.
The protests They sprung up spontaneously through social networks like Instagram, TikTok and especially Discord. Also on a video game platform that they used to debate the situation in the country and organize. In a few days, this channel of protests gathered more than 150,000 members.
The protests led to incidents of violence that left three dead, hundreds injured and dozens arrested who face sentences of up to 15 years in prison, according to the first sentences announced by the Moroccan Justice.
After an eight-day break, the young people of GENZ212 resumed their protests this Saturday in several cities, such as Rabat and Casablanca, with less attendance than in previous calls.