Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister following election
RABAT: King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. The king asked El Mansouri to form a new government, the palace said in a statement. El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) was created in 2008 by an adviser…
Rabat, Morocco - King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister following her party's victory in the September 23 parliamentary election. El Mansouri, a lawyer who served as housing minister in the outgoing government and as the mayor of Marrakech, will lead talks to form a coalition government and present a list of cabinet members for the king's approval.
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), which El Mansouri leads, secured 97 seats in the election, placing it as the second-largest political force in the country. The king tasked El Mansouri with forming a new government after her party outperformed in the election. The PAM advocates social modernization and secular views, positioning itself as a counterbalance to the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD).
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