Morocco: King Mohammed VI creates a new national holiday, "Aïd Al Wahda", on October 31

According to a statement from the Royal Cabinet, this day, named "Aïd Al Wahda" (Feast of Unity) by King Mohammed VI, is decreed in response to the "decisive developments brought about by Security Council resolution 2797/2025". October 31 thus becomes an official national holiday and an occasion on which the sovereign will grant his pardon.

This new celebration is intended to become a "unifying national occasion for the expression of attachment to the national sanctities of the kingdom and its legitimate rights", specifies the statement from the Royal Cabinet.

Modification of the schedule of royal speeches

This announcement is accompanied by a change in royal communication. It has been decided that royal speeches will now be delivered on two fixed official occasions: the Throne Feast and the opening of the parliamentary session.

This reorganization effectively puts an end to the traditional speech by the king on the anniversary of the Green March (November 6). However, the Royal Cabinet specified that the festivities planned for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Green March are maintained, but they will take place "without the sovereign addressing a speech to the nation on this occasion".