2025 Moroccan Gen Z protests

A series of youth-led demonstrations that took place in Morocco between 27 September and 18 October 2025. Organized by decentralized, anonymous collectives known as GenZ 212 and Moroccan Youth Voice (Arabic: صوت شباب المغرب, romanized: ṣawt šabāb al-Maḡrib), the protests demanded significant improvements to public education and healthcare, while criticizing government spending on international sporting events like the 2030 FIFA World Cup and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Protesters expressed discontent with the deterioration of quality of public services, and state investment in infrastructure for international sporting events over public services. They were the largest protests since the 2011–2012 Moroccan protests.

Following the protests, the Moroccan government introduced a set of reforms intended to enhance political participation and improve social services. Among the political measures were draft bills aimed at encouraging citizens under the age of 35 to engage in political life, including provisions to ease eligibility requirements and to subsidize up to 75 percent of campaign expenses. In the social sector, the 2026 finance bill proposed an allocation of approximately US$15 billion for health and education, representing a 16 percent increase from the previous year.