Morocco makes history with first woman PM after Fatima El Mansouri’s appointment
- Morocco’s King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first woman prime minister.
- El Mansouri, 50, is urban planning minister and mayor of Marrakesh, and will now form a new government.
- Her Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 of 395 parliamentary seats, short of a majority to govern alone.
- El Mansouri will need a coalition as Morocco prepares for major investments ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
Source: aljazeera.com
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