Morocco First Female Prime Minister

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1. 29 Sep

   RABAT - The king of Morocco on Sept 29 named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri the country’s first woman prime minister, the royal Cabinet announced, after her party won last week’s parliamentary elections.

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• 3 Oct Morocco's first female head of government: Symbol or real reform?Morocco has appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as its first female head of government following the country's parliamentary elections in September. Local reactions range from enthusiasm about the symbolic importance to skepticism over her ability to effect real change, given Morocco’s constitutional monarchy structure where King Mohammed VI holds ultimate executive power. Mansouri’s appointment makes her the third…Deutsche Welle
• 30 Sep Morocco's King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Mansouri as the country's first female prime ministerKing Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister on Tuesday. Mansouri, 50, previously served as mayor of Marrakesh and was a member of parliament before being named urban planning minister. She is now tasked with forming a new government following her party’s victory in parliamentary elections earlier this month. As Morocco’s second woman to hold the office of…Euronews
• 30 Sep King appoints Morocco’s first female prime ministerKing Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister following her party's victory in last week’s parliamentary election. At 50 years old, El Mansori becomes the second woman to head a government in the Arab world.Al Jazeera
• 29 Sep Morocco names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri first woman PMKing Mohammed VI of Morocco named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister on September 29 after her center-right Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won 97 out of 395 seats in parliamentary elections. El Mansouri, a 50-year-old former housing minister and mayor of Marrakesh, called her appointment “truly historic,” highlighting the significant step for Moroccan women’s political…The Straits Times
• 29 Sep Morocco’s king appoints El Mansouri as first woman prime ministerKing Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first woman prime minister on Tuesday following her party’s victory in the September 23 parliamentary election. El Mansouri, leader of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), was instructed to form a new government. PAM, founded in 2008, promotes social modernization and secular views, positioning itself against Islamist parties…South China Morning Post

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