It seems that nothing moves in Morocco without the knowledge of the king. In addition to being head of state, Mohammed VI eamir of the believers and chairman of the ulema council (religious leaders), the head of the army and the highest judicial authority. But the truth is that despite the enormous power he has amassed, protected by a Constitution that has blessed him as an “untouchable” figure, the monarch andI’m a missing kingHe has spent months withdrawing from public life, spending most of the time abroad, and has appeared for the last time since last May. Concern and all kinds of rumors in the Alaouite kingdom.
on the occasion of its presentation. hydrogen car prototype when was it made entirely in morocco few months later, On May 15, Moroccans Mohamed VI visibly thinner and paler, emaciated. Amid official secrecy from both the Government and the Royal House, only rumors and critical foreign media indicate that the situation is worsening. presumed disease suffering for years: sarcoidosis, A complex autoimmune disease that can affect and exacerbate different organs, with no cure beyond symptomatic treatment.
Mohammed VI, 59, who has sat on the throne since July 1999, has canceled numerous meetings in recent months. His absence, therefore, at the high-level Spanish-Moroccan meeting that led to the Head of the Spanish Government, was remarkable. Pedro Sanchez, to Rabat last February. Information portal Afrik.com recently described the king’s state of health as “very unsettling” and reported that he will spend the first three months of the year in his luxury residence in Pointe Denis, Gabon.
According to other media, the monarch spent most of the past year, some 200 days abroad, divided between the African country, the French capital (where he has a palace) and the Seychelles Islands. The health of the world’s fifth richest monarch – his fortune is estimated at around 7,000 million euros – is a taboo subject in the Alevi kingdom. Officially, there are only two known heart surgeries for cardiac arrhythmias in 2018 and 2020.
international press
However, in the face of Rabat’s secrecy, VI. Mohammed’s absence and possible ills were published by the international press. The British weekly newspaper ran the headline “The mystery of the outgoing Moroccan king”.Economist’ French newspaper’Le Figaro’ He spoke of “the intrigue and transparency in the Government of Mohammed VI”.
Some information about the preparation process Crown Prince Mulay Hassan who turned 20 this May and began to appear more often at official events. The young man is the son of the king and princess. tulip releaseDivorced from Mohamed VI in 2018. The couple also had a 16-year-old daughter named Lalla Khadija.
The whereabouts of Princess Salma since the divorce is another great mysteries of the kingdom. But in a recent article, Afrik.com featured this marital separation, the beginning of Mohamed VI’s “descension to hell.” It was then that he was first seen with the muscular Azaitar brothers, three martial arts fighters with criminal records in Germany, initially presented as “personal trainers” until they became part of his most integral circle, sharing a traveling life with the luxurious king.
Azaitar vs. the viceroy
As The Economist emphasizes in its long article, “the king’s former advisers saw how they were replaced by brothers who became the true guardians of the palace” and “They act like they’re kings themselves”. Ali Lrambet, Moroccan journalist after eight months in prison sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the monarchsubscribes to this information and confirms in a conversation with EL PERIÓDICO that it is Azaitar who decides who should send the king or not, and his authority has already passed to the royal adviser, Fuad Ali El Himmaknown as the “governor”. Lrmbet speaks of a “war” between the former royal circle and Azaitar.
“The king is no longer on duty, looking after his illness and life, and he has left us in the hands of the deep state, a secret structure that brings us back to our old days. lead yearsLambet says. The journalist lists ten people who will form part of this shadow force: the two heads of the secret services, the royal adviser, the head of the Supreme Court, the Minister of the Interior, the head of the judiciary, the first minister. and the Minister of Budget.
In a region devastated by poverty and turmoil, Moroccono oasis of stability A country that emerged from the popular uprisings called the Arab Spring in 2011 with political and constitutional reforms and is a strategic partner of Spain in immigration control. But the challenges facing the country are the same, aggravated. post covid epidemicThe crisis caused by the increase in prices as a result of the war in Ukraine and escalation of conflict with historic foe Algeria. And all this without a strong force up front and the succession is clear as the crown prince’s youth can play against him and in favor of the king’s 53-year-old brother, Moulay Rachid.
“May be king autocrat but has historical and religious legitimacy but the current structure that governs us has no legitimacy, so the pressures are mounting,” he confirms. A former Moroccan official describes it this way in The Economist: “We are an airplane without a pilot”.