Young Moroccan protesters took to the streets again to demand reforms and a change of government on Thursday, the eve of a keenly anticipated annual speech by King Mohammed VI.

“We no longer have confidence in the government. We’re waiting for the king to talk to us, he has to save his people,” Raghd, a 23-year-old engineer who did not want to give his last name, told AFP at the protest in the capital Rabat.

Similar gatherings of dozens of protesters also took to the streets in Casablanca and Tangier.

Ahead of Thursday evening’s demonstrations, government spokesman Mustapha Baitas made fresh calls for dialogue with the youth collective GenZ 212, whose members have been staging nationwide protests since late September to demand reforms and a change of government.

“The message has been r

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