Nearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29. Morocco has named its first-ever female prime minister, and only the second woman to hold the position in the Arab world, following an election. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Nearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29.S1
- Morocco has named its first-ever female prime minister, and only the second woman to hold the position in the Arab world, following an election.S2
- By Ahmed EljechtimiRABAT, Sept 29 (Reuters) - King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace s...S3
- The incoming government will oversee the final stages of a $20-billion push to prepare for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Portugal and Spain.S4
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, a lawyer and politician from the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, is only the second woman to lead the government of a North African country.S5
- The appointment of Fatima Zahra Mansouri comes after her center-right party won last week's parliamentary elections in Morocco. She had previously served as mayor of the city of Marrakesh.S6
- Fatima El Mansouri has been elected as Morocco’s first female prime minister after her party won the most seats in the parliamentary elections held in the North African country. King Mohammed VI named El Mansouri as the country’s prime minister on Tuesday and...S7
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has been the mayor of Marrakesh for a number of years and also served as a minister in the previous coalition government.S8