Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
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Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is a Moroccan lawyer and politician of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), and currently the mayor of Marrakesh as well as the Minister of National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy.
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Sep 30, 2026
Far Right
Morocco's King Mohammed VI appointed her as the first woman to head the government after her party won last week's legislative elections.
RN watches Morocco as a key migration partner and expects firm cooperation on returns, while noting that political change in Rabat should not translate into lax border enforcement.
Sep 30, 2026
Center
Morocco's King Mohammed VI appointed her as the country's first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party won the September 23 parliamentary election.
Pragmatists note this as a regional political milestone but caution that Morocco's monarchy still holds ultimate power, limiting what her appointment can change.
Sep 30, 2026
Center
Named Morocco's first woman prime minister after her centre-right PAM party won parliamentary elections.
Renaissance sees this as a positive step for women's representation in the region, though it remains cautious about the political orientation of her party.