Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Named First Female Prime Minister of Morocco
She must form a coalition after her party won 97 of 395 seats and fell short of a majority, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Moroccan King Muhammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister, announcing the decision via state-run news outlet Maghreb Arab Presse.
- El Mansouri's centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 of 395 parliamentary seats in last week's election, securing the most votes but falling short of a majority government.
- Before this appointment, El Mansouri served as Morocco's housing and urban policy minister and was the first woman to serve as mayor of Marrakesh.
- Prime Minister El Mansouri must now form a coalition government to secure a legislative majority, replacing speculation that budget minister Fouzi Lekjaa might lead 2030 World Cup planning.
- Her appointment marks the third time a woman has led an Arab government, following Tunisia's Najla Bouden and Sarra Zaarfrani Zensri. El Mansouri called it "a message to all women in the kingdom.
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The first woman in charge of the Moroccan Government faces the challenge of forming a coalition and returning hope to a country dominated by corruption by big business and small officials
King Mohammed VI of Morocco made an extremely unexpected political move – for the first time in history, he appointed a woman as the Prime Minister of his country. How does Fatima Zahra al-Mansuri know how a woman can rule in a traditional Islamic society – and why did the Moroccan king make such a choice? Her name is Fatima Zahra al-Mansuri, who is now 50 years old and now the first woman Prime Minister in the history of the Kingdom of Morocco.…
The mandate of Fatima Zahra Al-Mansuri to form the new Moroccan Government is to test the formation of a harmonious coalition, to manage an opposition relationship led by justice and development, and to address the issues of purchasing power, unemployment and the social State.
Fatima Zahra The Mansouri was appointed by the king as prime minister. Thus she becomes the first woman in high office.
Morocco’s first female prime minister faces a high-stakes test of power and public trust
Morocco has entered a new political chapter with the appointment of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister, placing a prominent lawyer and former Marrakech mayor at the center of a difficult coalition-building exercise and a government facing mounting expectations from a young and increasingly demanding population. King Mohammed VI appointed the 50-year-old politician on September 29 after her Authenticity and Mo…
Mohammed VI continues to pursue her own policy. The Moroccan monarch maintains best relations with Israel and has now appointed the first woman as Prime Minister – an experienced politician.
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