At the opening of the 12th legislature, His Majesty King Mohammed VI set out the main orientations for a new phase in Morocco’s development. Economic ambition, social and territorial justice, sovereignty in strategic sectors, youth employment, a strengthened role for the private sector, accelerated regionalization, and a renewed approach to migration cooperation: the Royal Speech outlines a roadmap that extends beyond the scope of the new parliamentary and governmental term. Its central imperative is to translate national ambitions into tangible achievements that directly address citizens’ expectations.
1. Growth and Social Justice: The Two Imperatives of the New Development Cycle
His Majesty King Mohammed VI emphasizes the need to reconcile the consolidation of Morocco’s economic power with the strengthening of social and territorial justice. Continued economic growth must be accompanied by a fairer distribution of its benefits, a reduction in regional disparities, and tangible improvements in citizens’ living conditions. This cross-cutting priority encompasses employment, education, productive investment, and the quality of public services, with the aim of making economic development a driver of social progress.
2. Water, Energy, Food, Industry and Artificial Intelligence: A New Generation of National Strategies
The Sovereign calls for the launch of a new generation of national strategies focusing on water, energy and food security, industrial development, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence. These priorities aim to strengthen Morocco’s sovereignty, competitiveness, and resilience in the face of global geoeconomic transformations. The Royal Speech also stresses the need to accelerate the establishment of strategic reserves and secure supplies of essential goods in order to reduce external dependence and improve the country’s capacity to anticipate and withstand crises.
3. Investment, Innovation and Employment: The Private Sector Called Upon to Play Its Full Role
His Majesty the King highlights the strategic role of the private sector in the success of the new development cycle, calling on businesses to increase investment, promote innovation and exports, and contribute more substantially to job creation. Economic transformation cannot rely solely on public-sector action; it requires complementarity between the policies and reforms undertaken by the State and the ability of businesses to develop productive activities. This mobilization should particularly promote youth employment and transform economic opportunities into sustainable wealth creation.
4. Youth: Making Equal Opportunities and Social Mobility a Priority
The Royal Speech places young people at the heart of public policies through an integrated approach based on education, skills development, and economic integration. The objective is to guarantee equal opportunities, facilitate social mobility, and provide young people with tangible prospects for the future. This approach requires better alignment between education and training systems and labour-market needs, while strengthening young people’s confidence in institutions and their ability to respond to their aspirations for freedom, dignity, and stability.
5. Advanced Regionalization and Administrative Deconcentration: The Sovereign Calls for an End to Delays
His Majesty the King stresses the need to accelerate the effective implementation of advanced regionalization and administrative deconcentration, putting an end to delays that hinder territorial development. He calls for the effective transfer of powers, human resources, and financial resources to regions and provinces, alongside stronger institutional capacities at the territorial level. Improved coordination between the State and local authorities should make it possible to tailor public policies to local needs, improve public services, and stimulate investment, with a view to promoting spatial justice and institutional efficiency.
6. Migration and International Cooperation: Morocco Prepares a New Approach to Its Partnerships
The Sovereign reaffirms Morocco’s position as a responsible and reliable international partner, while emphasizing that its commitments must be based on reciprocity and respect for its sovereignty. Recognizing the limitations of the current migration cooperation model, particularly with Spain, He announces that Morocco will present its partners with a document outlining a new strategic vision based on co-development, economic competitiveness, and regional stability. This initiative aims to renew existing cooperation frameworks and integrate migration management into a broader approach to international relations.
7. Parliament: A Mandate Defined by Responsibility Towards Citizens
At the opening of the new parliamentary term, His Majesty King Mohammed VI reminds parliamentarians that their mandate constitutes a political commitment and a moral contract with citizens. Elected representatives are called upon to fully assume their legislative and oversight responsibilities and contribute to public debate in order to help implement the country’s major strategic orientations. More broadly, the Royal Speech emphasizes that the Kingdom’s achievements must serve as a foundation for continued transformation, based on collective responsibility, the consolidation of economic strength, social justice, strategic sovereignty, and the acceleration of institutional reforms.
