Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country’s prime minister, making the 50-year-old the first woman to hold the position in the country’s history. Mansouri, who previously served twice as mayor of Marrakech and was the country’s urban planning minister, was nominated after her centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won the most votes in the latest parliamentary election. She must now build a governing coalition in a political system where no single party typically secures an outright majority. Her government is expected to oversee major investments linked to Morocco’s preparations for the 2030 FIFA World Cup while addressing inflation, wages, and job creation.