But what happens to King Mohammed VI?

The state of health of the King of Morocco is increasingly worrying. His last public appearance, it was meant to reassure a public that wondered about her disappearance Muhammad the Sixth On the contrary, the public scene revived crazy rumors about his health.

It has been several months since the Moors have become accustomed to the absence of their king, who spends more time abroad than in his own kingdom.

Statistics conducted by Western media indicate that during the year 2022 alone, he spent 200 days outside Morocco, mainly in France, Gabon and the Seychelles.

Observers explain these absences by the king’s health condition, which suffers from heart problems and sarcoidosis, but also by his desire to rest and spend time with his new friends, the Azaitar brothers, who are making headlines in Morocco. The king who gave them an ever increasing power.

Several Western media polls, such as The Times and The Economist, have recently returned to these surveys Royal Adventures and the distress that arose within the Moroccan palace and throughout the country because of the king’s indecisions.

And while he did not travel to Saudi Arabia for the 32nd Summit of Heads of State of the Arab League, represented by his brother Moulay Rachid, Mohammed VI was in Rabat this week where he was shown the prototype of the first Moroccan-made one. car.

The day’s event was soon overshadowed by the king’s health. The king’s thin face and pale complexion did not escape observers and public opinion. He lost a lot of weight and was almost unrecognizable. Speculations about his deteriorating health were immediately revived.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco is emaciated and unrecognizable

Mohammed VI returned from Gabon in March. And while he usually returned from abroad only for extreme necessity, such as recording a speech on the occasion of Sukkot, this time he stayed two consecutive months in Morocco.

However, he has kept his public appearances to a minimum. This presentation of the Moroccan car was only its second appearance in these two months.

His disappearance from the public scene has sparked many interpretations, and with the condition in which he appeared this week, rumors have spread about his health.

The British newspaper The Economist reported, in a poll it published last April, that some observers linked the king’s weakness to the sporting activities he has been practicing since dating the Azaiter brothers.

Martial arts champions have already set up a gym in the royal palace. On the street, it is ironic that this is the only positive point in the King’s friendship with the three brothers of a controversial past.

But the face he showed this week reminds us of thinness due to his deteriorating health. Mohammed VI underwent two heart operations, one in France and the other in Morocco. He will also suffer from sarcoidosis, a rare disease that affects the immune system and requires regular monitoring for the risks it presents as it progresses very quickly.

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