Morocco Names Fatima El Mansouri First Female Prime Minister
PAM leader appointed after party wins most seats in September 23 parliamentary election.
KEY POINTS
- King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as prime minister on September 29.
- Her PAM party won 97 of 395 seats in the September 23 election, leading but lacking a majority.
- El Mansouri, 50, is Morocco's first female prime minister and the second in the Arab world.
- Voter turnout fell to 38.02%, a significant drop from the 2021 election.
- She must now form a coalition government to command a parliamentary majority.
King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister on September 29, tasking her with forming a new government. Her Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) secured 97 seats in the 395-member House of Representatives during the September 23 election, finishing first but short of an outright majority. El Mansouri, 50, previously served as mayor of Marrakech and as a minister in the prior coalition cabinet. She now faces the immediate challenge of negotiating a coalition with other parties to secure a parliamentary majority. Voter turnout dropped sharply to 38.02%, down from roughly 50% in 2021, with registered voters also declining about 12%. El Mansouri becomes the second woman to head a government in the Arab world, following Tunisia's Najla Bouden.
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