Morocco Appoints First Female Prime Minister in Historic Election
The appointment follows PAM’s win of 97 seats and comes as the new government faces inflation, jobs and World Cup preparations.
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Morocco’s First Woman Prime Minister and the Terms of Freedom
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s appointment as Morocco's first woman prime minister on 29 September 2026 enlarges what women can imagine. Its feminist significance depends on whether power becomes less concentrated and freedom more accessible to women still impoverished, marginalised or criminalised. Patriarchy can accommodate exceptional women; emancipation must reach those it keeps expendable.
"Progress stops where equality begins." ctaxis Tue., Oct 13, 2026 - 12:21 German Body Qantara: Morocco has a woman as Prime Minister for the first time. Was Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri's nomination a surprise at the end of September? Ghizlane Mamouni: The surprise is that we had to wait until 2026 until a woman becomes Prime Minister. We already know Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Mayor of Marrakesh and as Minister of Towns and Housing. She is coo…
The appointment of a woman as head of the Moroccan government is a first historical one, says the lawyer in the weekly "Tel Quel". She shows that institutional transformations are sometimes faster than the evolution of society, between entrenched representations and religious weight.
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