Morocco's King Mohammed VI Formally Appoints First Woman-Led Government
The coalition keeps 13 of 31 ministers as the new cabinet takes office amid pressure to address living costs, jobs and inequality.
- On Friday, King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister, leading a coalition government with her Authenticity and Modernity Party holding 207 of 395 parliamentary seats.
- Official figures put turnout at just 38% in September's parliamentary elections, with expert Dr Irene Fernandez-Molina describing the appointment as an example of 'authoritarian state feminism' despite the 63-year-old monarch retaining executive power.
- The incoming cabinet retains 13 of 31 ministers from the previous government, including Nasser Bourita as Foreign Affairs Minister and Abdelouafi Laftit as Interior Minister, with six women serving in the new ministerial portfolios.
- While El Mansouri touted an 'ambitious government programme that can meet citizens' expectations,' an Islamic saying questioning women in leadership has resurfaced, and young Moroccan Sara Zouiten cautioned that 'being a woman in power doesn't automatically make someone a champion of women's rights.'
- The administration faces pressure to address cost-of-living concerns and prepare for the 2030 World Cup co-hosted with Spain and Portugal, while Morocco's High Commission for Planning found just 55% of girls aged 15-17 attend school in rural areas.
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For the first time in the country's history, a woman will lead the Moroccan government. King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as head of government, according to a statement from the Royal Palace. Find out who Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is, what makes her a prime minister and why this is a historic moment.
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri became the first woman to be appointed prime minister in Morocco a few days ago - She broke a decades-old taboo, but she is called upon to fight an uphill battle over inheritance, polygamy and family law
Morocco is turning the page as Fatima Zahra El Mansouri becomes the country’s first female prime minister, leading a four-party coalition government. The decision marks an unprecedented development for the North African kingdom, where religion, traditional perceptions of the role of women and the monarch’s extensive powers continue to shape the political landscape. According to the state-run Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP) news agency, King Mohamme…
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