Morocco names first woman prime minister
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the longtime mayor of Marrakesh, as the country’s first woman prime minister. Her liberal-centrist party placed first in the September 23 parliamentary election. Reports said she is only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
Why it matters
The appointment is a political milestone and follows a clear electoral change in Morocco.
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Part of the September 30, 2026 brief.