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Morocco's PAM agrees to form coalition with three other parties
Morocco's centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, or PAM, has agreed to form a coalition government with three other parties.
The agreement follows the September 23 parliamentary election, in which PAM finished first.
Together, the four parties hold 207 seats, more than the 198 needed for a majority.
They include the nationalist Istiqlal party and moderate socialist parties.
King Mohammed VI appointed PAM leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as head of government and asked her to form a cabinet; she is the country's first woman in the role.
The coalition will next propose its cabinet lineup, and the government will oversee final preparations for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Portugal and Spain.
It will also face pressure to address public concerns about jobs, education and health services, while the king retains sweeping powers over key areas of policy.
Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has agreed to form a coalition government with three other parties.
The four parties together hold 207 seats in parliament, above the 198 needed for a majority.
They said they would next propose a cabinet lineup.
PAM leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri was appointed by the king to form a cabinet after the party finished first in the September 23 election.
The government will oversee the final stages of preparations for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Portugal and Spain.
- Who
- The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) and three other parties, including Istiqlal.
- What
- They agreed to form a coalition government and said they would next propose a cabinet lineup.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Morocco.
- Why
- The parties said they shared ideological and political proximity and a reformist vision. Their 207 seats give them a parliamentary majority.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
PAM finished first in Morocco’s parliamentary election.
The king appointed PAM leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to form a cabinet.
PAM and three other parties announced they would form a coalition government.
- Coalition seats
- 207
- Seats needed for a majority
- 198
- PAM leader
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
- Election date
- September 23
- World Cup co-hosts
- Morocco, Portugal and Spain
What people are saying
produces a strong political government, made up of components marked by ideological and political proximity, united in, and committed to, a shared reformist vision
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