Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri named Morocco's first woman PM

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister. Her Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won the largest number of seats in the September 23 parliamentary election, according to The Jakarta Post, with 97 out of 395 seats in the House of Representatives.

El Mansouri, 50, has previously served as the Mayor of Marrakesh and Urban Planning and Housing Minister under Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch since 2021, as reported by The National Business and The National UAE. She joined the PAM in 2008 and was first elected as Marrakesh mayor in 2009, France 24 reported.

The king has tasked El Mansouri with forming a new government. According to Egypt Independent, under Morocco's constitution, the king appoints the head of government from the political party that wins the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives. El Mansouri will lead talks to form a coalition government and submit a list of cabinet members for the king's approval.

Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, The Jakarta Post, Egypt Independent, The National Business, The National UAE — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.