In the draft 2026 finance bill, the government is striving to address the demands put forth by GenZ youth, as well as the directives given by King Mohammed VI in his speeches during the Throne Day celebrations and at the opening of the parliamentary year.
In his speech at the opening of the parliamentary session, King Mohammed VI emphasized the importance of continuing legislative reforms. He underlined the need to improve the education and healthcare sectors, while accelerating territorial development with particular attention to mountain regions and oases.
After years of waiting and correspondence from the victims' families, a French language teacher in Beni Tadjit has been imprisoned to serve a final sentence of three years in prison. He was convicted of sexually assaulting a number of his underage female students, despite remaining free even after the initial, appellate, and supreme court rulings upheld the sentence.