Article 42

The King, Head of State, His Supreme Representative, Symbol of the unity of the Nation, Guarantor of the permanence and continuity of the State and Supreme Arbiter between its institutions, shall ensure respect for the Constitution, the proper functioning of the constitutional institutions, the protection of the democratic choice and of the rights and freedoms of citizens, women and men, and of the territorial collectivities, and respect for the international commitments of the Kingdom. He is the Guarantor of the independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom within its authentic borders. The King shall exercise these missions by dahirs by virtue of the powers expressly devolved upon Him by this Constitution. The dahirs, with the exception of those provided for in Articles 41, 44 (2nd paragraph), 47 (1st and 6th paragraphs), 51, 57, 59, 130 (1st and 4th paragraphs) and 174, shall be countersigned by the Head of Government.