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Morocco's king appoints Marrakesh mayor El Mansouri as first woman prime minister

Morocco's king appoints Marrakesh mayor El Mansouri as first woman prime minister
France 24 Tuesday 29 September 2026, 16:08 UTC By FRANCE 24 1 min read
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Morocco's king appoints Marrakesh mayor El Mansouri as first woman prime minister King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Tuesday named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first-ever woman prime minister, the royal cabinet said, after her party won last week's...

Morocco's king appoints Marrakesh mayor El Mansouri as first woman prime minister King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Tuesday named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first-ever woman prime minister, the royal cabinet said, after her party won last week's parliamentary election. El Mansouri, who has also served as the kingdom's minister of habitat, was received by King Mohamed VI at the royal palace and was "tasked with forming the new government", the cabinet said. El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) is part of the kingdom's ruling coalition. This page will updated soon. [Image text:] COEC.EEL.I 2026 -aaib ae? 16
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