Following parliamentary election success, the 50-year-old leader has been tasked with forming a new government under the country’s constitutional monarchy.
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister, following her party’s performance in parliamentary elections.
According to reports from foreign media, the Authenticity and Modernity Party secured 97 seats in the 395-member assembly. The party finished 31 seats ahead of its closest rival, which won 66 seats. Because the party did not secure an outright majority in parliament, it will be required to form a coalition government with other political factions.
The Royal Cabinet announced that the 50-year-old Mansouri, who previously served as the minister of housing and as the mayor of Marrakesh, has been officially tasked with forming the new administration.
Mansouri previously made history in 2009 when she was elected mayor of Marrakesh, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the city. With her new appointment, she becomes Morocco’s first female prime minister and the second woman in the Arab world to hold the office.
Morocco operates under a constitutional monarchy where King Mohammed VI remains the central source of political authority. While constitutional reforms in 2011 granted the parliament broader legislative powers, the monarch retains significant authority over key national and policy decisions.
