After Her Party's Election Win, Who Is Fatima Zahra Mansouri, Morocco's New Prime Minister?
King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as head of government after the Authenticity and Modernity Party topped the results of the legislative elections.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as head of government, after the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) topped the results of the kingdom's recent legislative elections.
The appointment makes Mansouri the first woman to hold the post of head of government in Morocco's history, a development local and international media have described as a landmark moment in the Moroccan political scene.
From the Authenticity and Modernity Party to the Head of Government
Mansouri's appointment follows her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party, topping the legislative election results, paving the way for her to be tasked with forming a government in line with Moroccan constitutional tradition, under which the head of government is appointed from the party that wins the elections.
No further details have yet been announced regarding the timing of the new government lineup or the priorities the incoming government will place at the top of its agenda.
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