During the reign of Hassan II, the Green March was a turning point in history of the Moroccan political scene. The initiative, announced on the 16th of October 1975, had clearly strengthened the sovereign’s power. Consequently, the opposition in the country offered to engage in the democratic process by abandoning the armed struggle.
As Morocco is invited to outline the details of its autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Paris has suggested that Rabat take inspiration from the governance model applied in French Polynesia since 1984.