Morocco Names First Female Prime Minister
Rabat, 30 September, 2026 (Nosheen): King Mohammed VI on Tuesday appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) emerged as the largest party in the September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. The king asked El Mansouri to form a new government and submit a list of cabinet members for approval. El Mansouri, a lawyer who previously served as housing minister and mayor of Marrakech, will lead coalition negotiations. PAM won 97 seats, followed by the National Rally of Independents (RNI) with 66 seats and Istiqlal with 65 seats. El Mansouri said there would be no “red lines” in coalition talks, despite earlier disagreements between PAM and the RNI over issues including risin...





