The mayor of Marrakesh has been chosen to lead the Moroccan government after her liberal party won the plurality of seats in the September 23 election. King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as prime minister on September 29, making her the first woman to hold the position in the kingdom's history.

The royal palace announced that the monarch has tasked El Mansouri with forming a new government following the victory of the liberal-centrist Authenticity and Progress party. Her party secured the most seats during the most recent parliamentary contest.