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“There are more than 50 000 people who are demonstrating to call on the government to start a genuine dialogue addressing our country’s social ills,” opposition Socialist MP Hassan Tariq said.
Police sources estimated the crowd at around half that figure.
“The trade unions are united and the message to the Benkirane government is clear: he needs to change his strategy,” Tariq said as the crowd marched through the heart of the country’s economic capital.
Hundreds of youths from the February 20 Movement — known as M20 — also turned out in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city.
Their movement was born of the wave of protests which took hold in the kingdom last year after pro-democracy revolts in Tunisia and Egypt toppled long-standing regimes.
King Mohammed VI nipped the protest movement in the bud by introducing significant reforms to curb his near-absolute powers.
The ensuing November 2011 election saw the Justice and Development Party — a moderate Islamist party — win the most seats and head a coalition government. — AFP.
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