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In July, France endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, adding itself to a growing list of countries to align withÌýRabat's stance.

The UN envoy suggested creating an independent state in the southern part, while the rest of the territory would be integrated into Morocco.

On 20 October, hundreds gathered in the streets of Casablanca, rallying in support of Palestinian and Lebanese resistance groups.Ìý

The petitioners also call on Morocco to allow Jews to reclaim properties, and to work with their new countries of residence to "protect them."

President Saied, despite his public support for Palestine, has stalled legislation to criminalise normalisation with Israel for security "concerns."

A year into the genocide in Gaza, Moroccan universities have shown little interest in engaging with student unions on the issue of academic normalisation.

Tunisia's Coordination for Joint Action for Palestine asserted that the protest was a statement against Tunis' rejection to criminalise normalisation.

Maghzaoui, once a close ally of Saied, urged security forces to "protect the electoral process" after what he called erroneous early figures.

Despite disillusionment, some young Tunisians still believe they can dismantle Saied's authoritarianism by voting him out in this presidential election.