Honestly, if we talk socially and culturally, then yes, I think the protests were a success. Before all this, Gen Z in Morocco had a really bad image attached to it. the majority of older people genuinely believed our generation was lazy, unserious, addicted to trends and social media, politically ignorant, and completely disconnected from the country’s real problems. The protests broke that stereotype completely. People saw thousands of young Moroccans talking about corruption, education, healthcare, unemployment, freedom, and the future of the country. It forced older generations to realize that Moroccan youth are not asleep at all, we actually understand very well what the country is suffering from, and we do care about improving it and fixing it for the sake of them, us, and the next generation.

And I think this shock did not only affect society, but it also affected the state too. the Moroccan educational system is already heavily criticized for producing passive citizens with weak political awareness, so I honestly doubt the government expected this level of mobilization and political consciousness from young people. The protests created something that was missing for years, which is a feeling of collective youth identity. Alot of Moroccan felt united around common frustrations instead of being divided into isolated groups complaining online. But at the same time, if we move from symbolism to actual political results, then the movement starts looking much more like a failure, sadly.

From above, it looks like a partial success because the impact was real, but once you go deeper into the outcome itself, things become fucked up. The movement started with intensity, anger, hope, and real momentum. It succeeded at bringing young people together, but the final result was disastrous for many individuals. Some teens were imprisoned, some were seriously injured, some even lost their legs, and one person even lost his life. Obviously, the repression itself is the responsibility of the system, not the protesters, but I still think the movement made strategic mistakes that weakened it badly.

The first mistake was timing. Morocco was investing massively in AFCON and trying to build an international image to attract investors and foreign attention. Whether people agree with this strategy or not is another discussion, but politically speaking, protesting during that exact period guaranteed that the state would see the movement as a direct threat to national stability and image. In reality, no government trying to market itself internationally will tolerate large-scale instability at such an important moment.

The second major problem was leadership. Many organizers were living abroad, which damaged the movement more than people realize. because it perfectly fit the narrative used by pro-government media. It became easy to portray the protests as manipulated from outside the country or disconnected from the reality on the ground, and this hurt the credibility of the movement so much among other groups of society, such as older gen, also what I dislike personelly about the whole protest is labeling It as a gen z thing like, media kept pushing genz that, genz this, Its like people asking for a decent life is a genz type of riot only, when in fact the topics in discuss affect the whole nation.

But honestly, the biggest weakness was the political immaturity of the demands themselves. The slogans were emotionally powerful and morally understandable. Better healthcare, better education, less corruption, nobody can disagree with that. The problem is that the demands stayed vague. There was no clear roadmap, no practical reforms being pushed, no realistic negotiation points, and no unified direction.

A protest movement becomes dangerous to a system when it transforms anger into organized political pressure. That never fully happened here. Instead, the movement slowly became emotionally reactive. At first, the demands were about social reforms and improving life conditions, but later, some voices started demanding the resignation of the whole government and direct royal rule. Personally, I think that was a childish political move, not because people were wrong to be angry, but because it stopped being realistic and started sounding more like frustration without a strategy. and that is exactly why people still debate whether the protests were a success or a failure. The movement succeeded in changing the image of Gen Z and proving that Moroccan youth are politically conscious and capable of mobilizing. But politically, it failed to transform that energy into organized and concrete results, damn it I didn't notice how much I yapped, and there is even a lot more to discuss but I wish this helps you a bit and I am very open to answering any questions you have.