King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, and Prince Moulay Ahmed, presided Thursday afternoon over the traditional allegiance ceremony at Mechouar Square in the Royal Palace of Tetouan, marking the 26th anniversary of his accession to the throne. The ceremony began with Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit, along with the walis and governors of Morocco's regions, prefectures, and provinces, as well as senior officials from the Interior Ministry's central administration, renewing their pledge of allegiance to the King in his capacity as Commander of the Faithful. The King then reviewed delegations representing all regions of the Kingdom, who had come to reaffirm their allegiance. The regions represented included: – Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (Oued Eddahab, Aousserd) – Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (Laâyoune, Boujdour, Tarfaya, Smara) – Guelmim-Oued Noun (Guelmim, Assa-Zag, Tan-Tan, Sidi Ifni) – Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (Tanger-Assilah, M'diq-Fnideq, Tétouan, Fahs-Anjra, Larache, Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen, Ouezzane) – Oriental (Oujda-Angad, Nador, Driouch, Jerada, Berkane, Taourirt, Guercif, Figuig) – Fès-Meknès (Fès, Meknès, El Hajeb, Ifrane, Moulay Yacoub, Sefrou, Boulmane, Taounate, Taza) – Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (Rabat, Salé, Skhirate-Témara, Kénitra, Khémisset, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane) – Beni Mellal-Khénifra (Beni Mellal, Azilal, Fquih Ben Salah, Khénifra, Khouribga) – Casablanca-Settat (Casablanca and all its prefectures—Anfa, Al Fida-Mers Sultan, Ain Sbaâ-Hay Mohammadi, Hay Hassani, Ain Chock, Sidi Bernoussi, Ben M'Sik, Moulay Rachid—as well as Mohammedia, El Jadida, Nouaceur, Mediouna, Benslimane, Berrechid, Settat, and Sidi Bennour) – Marrakech-Safi (Marrakech, Chichaoua, Al Haouz, El Kelâa des Sraghna, Essaouira, Rhamna, Safi, Youssoufia) – Drâa-Tafilalet (Errachidia, Ouarzazate, Midelt, Tinghir, Zagora) – Souss-Massa (Agadir Ida-Outanane, Inezgane-Aït Melloul, Chtouka Aït Baha, Taroudant, Tiznit, Tata) This annual ceremony is a powerful expression of the deep bond between the Moroccan people and the Alaouite throne. It concluded with a five-gun salute as King Mohammed VI responded to the cheers and salutations of regional representatives. The event was attended by the Head of Government, the presidents of both houses of Parliament, royal advisors, cabinet ministers, heads of constitutional institutions, senior officers of the Royal Armed Forces, and numerous other civilian and military figures.
