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  "id": 10777181,
  "title": "Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister following election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-following-election-10777181",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:46:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-following-election"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Moroccan King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister. According to Al-Monitor, she was appointed after her liberal-centrist party won the September 23 parliamentary election. The royal palace said the king asked El Mansouri to form a new government.\n\nDW English reported that El Mansouri's Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won 97 out of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, 31 more than the next closest competitor. The vote had the lowest turnout in two decades. El Mansouri said she was proud to be leading the government, adding it was a source of pride for all Moroccan women.\n\nEl Mansouri is the second woman in the Arab world to serve as prime minister, after Najla Bouden, who served in Tunisia from 2021 to 2023, according to DW English and DW News. Her government will need to address key issues such as fighting inflation, raising wages, and creating jobs, while overseeing significant investments linked to Morocco's co-hosting of major events.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "🔴 Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes first woman prime minister of Morocco",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/marrakesh-mayor-fatima-ezzahra-el-mansouri-becomes-first-woman-prime",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:09:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Morocco’s king appoints the country’s first woman prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-the-countrys-first-woman-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:13:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri set to be Morocco's first female PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fatima-ezzahra-el-mansouri-set-to-be-moroccos-first-female-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:39:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Morocco makes history: King appoints first female prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-makes-history-king-appoints-first-female-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:46:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Fatima-Zahra Mansouri becomes Morocco’s first female prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fatima-zahra-mansouri-becomes-moroccos-first-female-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:59:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/first-female-prime-minister-named-in-morocco-after-winning-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:14:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Morocco names Fatima El Mansouri first woman PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-names-fatima-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:16:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Morocco gets first woman prime minister as king appoints Fatima Zahra Mansouri to top post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-gets-first-woman-prime-minister-as-king-appoints-fatima-zahra",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:39:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Morocco's king appoints first female prime minister following election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-first-female-prime-minister-following-election",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:18:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister following election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-following-election",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:26:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/first-female-prime-minister-named-in-morocco-after-winning-elections-10789718",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:51:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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