Morocco King Names Fatima El Mansouri As First Woman Prime Minister

King Mohammed VI has asked Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to form a new government after appointing her Morocco’s first woman prime minister, the royal palace said in a statement.

The appointment followed the September 23 parliamentary election, in which El Mansouri’s liberal-centrist party came out on top, the royal palace said.

PAM’s election rise

El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won the recent election, according to the source account.

The party was created in 2008 by an adviser to the king, and has since presented itself as a counterweight to the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD).

PAM’s stated political positioning includes advocacy of social modernisation and secular-leaning views.

Government formation next

The king’s request means El Mansouri is now tasked with putting together a new government, the palace said.

Her appointment marks a first for Morocco because she is the country’s first woman prime minister, according to the royal palace.

Source: South China Morning Post