Watch out for change in Morocco

In Morocco thousands of people have taken to the streets to demonstrate for democracy and against poverty. Nation-wide protests aimed at democratic reforms are planned for February 20. Spain should not be taken by surprise by this move for change, the left-liberal daily El País writes: "France didn't see events coming in Tunisia, nor did the US have any notion of what lay in store in Egypt. Will the same thing happen to Spain with Morocco? Will it later regret having ignored the signs that pointed to what would happen? To be honest, we don't know. What we do know is that the combination of high temperatures, dry air and strong wind increases the likelihood of a fire. And in the case of Morocco we don't know whether the attempt to mobilise the people announced for February 20 by the social networks will achieve its objectives. But we do know that many of the elements that triggered the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt are present in Morocco and that the demands of the young Moroccans behind this movement are very similar."

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