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.

Mansouri, who until her nomination also was the mayor of Marrakech, was tasked with forming a new government, the Royal Palace said in a statement.

Morocco's King Mohammed VI names Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country's prime minister.

Nach dem Wahlsieg ihrer Partei ist Fatima Ezzahra el-Mansouri zur Ministerpräsidentin Marokkos ernannt worden. Die Juristin muss nun eine Koalition bilden.

Fatima-Zahra El Mansouri is benoemd door de Marokkaanse koning. Ze is een prominent lid van de partij die vorige week de verkiezingen won.

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the…

A royal decree issued by Morocco’s King Muhammed VI tasked Fatima Zahra El Mansouri with forming a new cabinet, probably a coalition government with other political groups.

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri named first female prime minister of Morocco - UPI.com

Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, nu burgemeester van Marrakech, is aangewezen als de nieuwe premier van Marokko. Zij zal een kabinet vormen in een tijd van grote politieke onvrede, na de grootschalige jongerenprotesten en de bestorming van Ceuta.

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A sus 50 años, Mansouri cuenta con una larga carrera política que la llevó a la alcaldía de Marrakech, la dirección del Partido Autenticidad y Modernidad y la cartera de Vivienda y Urbanismo en el Gob...

König Mohammed VI. hat Ex-Wohnungsbauministerin El Mansouri zur Premierministerin ernannt.

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.

Le roi Mohammed VI a nommé mardi Première ministre du Maroc Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, coordinatrice nationale du Parti authenticité et modernité, ministre de l’Aménagement du territoire et de l'urbanisme sortante et maire de Marrakech. Elle devient ainsi la première femme à diriger le gouvernement marocain.

A sus 50 años, Mansouri cuenta con una larga carrera política que la llevó a la alcaldía de Marrakech, la dirección del Partido Autenticidad y Modernidad y la cartera de Vivienda y Urbanismo en el Gob...

Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri, of the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, is expected to build a coalition in the coming days to form a government.

Mansouri is only the second woman in the Arab world to hold the office of prime minister. Her established political career has seen her serve as mayor of Marrakesh and member of parliament previously.

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