{
  "id": 10802142,
  "title": "Morocco's king appoints Fatima Zahra Mansouri as country's 1st woman prime minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-fatima-zahra-mansouri-as-countrys-1st-woman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:06:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/moroccos-king-appoints-fatima-zahra-mansouri-as-countrys-1st-woman-prime-minister"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Morocco's King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country's first woman prime minister. Mansouri, who was also the mayor of Marrakech, was tasked with forming a new government after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the most seats in the parliamentary election, according to the South China Morning Post and Le Monde English.\n\nMansouri, a 50-year-old lawyer, has previously served as housing minister in the outgoing government, as reported by the South China Morning Post. She was appointed by King Mohammed VI, who retains significant powers in the country, and will lead talks to form a coalition government, as stated by the South China Morning Post.\n\nMansouri's appointment makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world, after Tunisia's Najla Bouden, as reported by KahawaTungu. She studied at Mohammed V University in Rabat and has been a prominent female politician in Morocco, KahawaTungu also reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Morocco's King Appoints El Mansouri As Country's First Female Prime Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/world-moroccos-king-appoints-el-mansouri-as-countrys-first-female",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:09:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}