Although Morocco has been living through an unprecedented government crisis for more than a month, the palace is taking its time addressing it. Where is the kingdom of Mohammed VI heading?

Has the Moroccan political class gotten the message? The country is going through a serious crisis after Istiqlal (Independence Party), the second most-powerful political force in parliament, withdrew from the government. But the king seems to have to have ignored the matter. After returning from a long visit to France, where he had been since May 10, his first public activity was to attend the June 15 school graduation ceremonies at the Royal College, which his son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, and his daughter, Lalla Khadija, attend.

The government had been counting on a royal intervention to put an end to the disputes between Istiqlal and the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD). Didn’t Mohammed VI ask Istiqlal to let his ministers do their work until he returns from Paris?

“The palace seems to be taking a step back from the problems that trouble the government in order to force the politicians to step up to their responsibilities,” said a member of the parliamentary majority, speaking to Al-Monitor. Some observers prefer to focus on the where the crisis started because they think it could have been easily avoided.