Morocco's King Appoints Marrakesh Mayor El Mansouri as First Woman Prime Minister
She must build a coalition and deliver investment plans tied to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while addressing inflation, wages and jobs.
- On Tuesday, King Mohammed VI appointed Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as Morocco's prime minister, making her the first woman to hold the position in the Muslim kingdom.
- Mansouri's Authenticity and Modernity Party secured 97 seats in last week's legislative elections; because this falls short of the 198 seats required for an absolute majority, she must now negotiate a governing coalition.
- A lawyer by training, the 50-year-old Mansouri previously served as mayor of Marrakech and Urban Planning Minister, becoming the second woman to lead an Arab government after Tunisia's Najla Bouden.
- Tasked with forming a cabinet, the prime minister-designate faces pressure to address inflation and unemployment; she stated on Thursday she has no "red lines" in coalition negotiations, aiming to finalize leadership ahead of a $20-billion push for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
- This appointment signals a shift in integrating women into senior institutional roles, though the new government faces the challenge of addressing widespread youth discontent, reflected in election turnout that fell to about 38% from around 50% five years ago.
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A week after the legislative elections on 23 September, King Mohammed VI dissolved the reservations and entrusted Fatima Zahra Mansouri with the task of forming the new government of Morocco....
In Morocco, the strongest party traditionally represents the head of government. In the election, the PAM wins with the mayor of Marrakech at the top. Thus, for the first time, a woman also takes over the government business. But she does not have the last word.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco indicated this Tuesday Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the first woman to lead the formation of a new government office in the country, after her party had remained with the largest number of seats in the parliamentary election of September 23. Read also: As the election in Morocco became something about the World Cup Crisis on the border of Ceuta feeds extreme right in the EU, says Commissioner Spain blames Russia and …
At 33, she became mayor of Marrakech, and was also a minister in the outgoing government.
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri will have to begin negotiations with other parliamentary parties to form a government after her appointment.
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