Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Tuesday officially appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister. The designation follows the recent parliamentary elections in which her liberal-centrist political entity, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), secured a leading 97 seats in the 395-seat House of Representatives—defeating its nearest competitor by a margin of 31 seats.
Addressing the nation via televised broadcast shortly after receiving her appointment at the Royal Palace, El Mansouri characterized the milestone as a historic victory for all Moroccan women and announced the immediate commencement of intra-party consultations to outline coalition negotiations. Lacking an absolute majority, PAM will initiate talks with potential partner parties to form a majority government. Under Morocco's legal framework, while the prime minister leads government administration, ultimate decision-making authority on primary national policy matters rests with the Monarch.
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