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Morocco appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as first woman prime minister
King Mohammed VI appointed Morocco's new government on Friday, led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the country's first woman prime minister.
Her Authenticity and Modernity Party won September's election and formed a coalition with three other parties.
The coalition gives the government a parliamentary majority, though published accounts differ on the number of seats it holds.
Several ministers from the previous government kept their jobs, while former budget minister Fouzi Lekjaa became economy and finance minister.
The new government faces pressure to address unemployment and demands for better public services, including education and health care.
It will also oversee preparations for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became Morocco’s first woman prime minister after King Mohammed VI appointed the new government.
The government was sworn in on Friday in a ceremony presided over by the king.
El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the September election and formed a coalition with three other parties.
The coalition holds a majority in parliament, though the reports give different seat totals: 207 and 210.
The government faces pressure to address unemployment and demands for better education and health services, while overseeing preparations for the 2030 World Cup.
- Who
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became prime minister. King Mohammed VI appointed the new government.
- What
- Morocco formed a new government led by its first woman prime minister.
- When
- Friday; the articles were published on October 16 and 17, 2026.
- Where
- Morocco. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Royal Palace in Rabat.
- Why
- El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the September election and formed a coalition with three other parties.
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Morocco held the legislative election, which was won by El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party.
El Mansouri’s party reached a coalition agreement with three other parties.
King Mohammed VI appointed the new government, which was sworn in at a ceremony.
- Prime minister
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
- Party
- Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM)
- Coalition seats
- 207 or 210 of parliament’s 395 seats, according to the reports
- Retained ministers
- Nasser Bourita and Abdelouafi Laftit
- World Cup
- Morocco will co-host the 2030 tournament with Spain and Portugal
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