[1] According to Article 43 of the Constitution, the crown of Morocco passes according to agnatic primogeniture among the descendants of King Mohammed VI – unless the reigning monarch designates a younger son as heir apparent – failing which it devolves to "the closest male in the collateral consanguinity".

However, the constitution still grants substantial discretionary powers to the monarch, such as having the final say on major policies and projects.

[3][4] Since 1962, the king is also defined in the constitution as Amir al-Mu'minin ('Commander of the Faithful'), a title which grants him some religious authority.

[5] It further conveys a religious basis for the monarchy's legitimacy, predicated in part on the sharifian status of the dynasty and confirming an idea that had already been widely accepted in Morocco prior to this time.

[6] It is a criminal offence in Morocco to undermine the monarchy, including publicly criticising the king's policy decisions.