Casablanca – French geopolitical analyst Emmanuel Dupuy has described King Mohammed VI’s Throne Day speech as reflecting Morocco’s move from setting long-term objectives to consolidating the progress achieved over recent years.
Speaking to Morocco’s state news agency MAP, Dupuy said the speech showed that the country has entered a new stage focused on building on its achievements while reinforcing the policies already put in place.
A rising power
The president of the Institute for European Perspective and Security said the address carried a strong strategic message and reflected the success of the direction Morocco has followed in recent years.
“We are looking at a speech that confirms Morocco’s position as a rising power,” said Dupuy, who also teaches geopolitics at the Catholic University of Lille.
He argued that Morocco is now in a position where it can demonstrate the results of its policies and strengthen the public strategies launched over the past years.
According to Dupuy, the speech also reaffirmed Morocco’s place as a well-established African power. He linked that position to the country’s economic and diplomatic changes, as well as the development of major infrastructure projects.
He pointed in particular to large-scale investments, the expansion of infrastructure, and Morocco’s African policy as key factors supporting that role.
A speech of preservation and projection
Dupuy said the royal speech focused on preserving the country’s achievements rather than simply presenting a record of what has already been accomplished.
He added that King Mohammed VI also outlined the broad priorities that will guide the next stage of Morocco’s national development.
For Dupuy, the speech reflects a continued commitment to strengthening the gains made so far while accelerating a new phase of development.
He said that the stage will rely on the responsibility of different political actors and on improving the effectiveness of public action.
The speech ultimately signals that Morocco has reached a point where it is not only pursuing long-term ambitions, concluded the French analyst. Instead, he stressed, Rabat is now also working to reinforce the foundations it built over the past years while continuing its development agenda.
