{"id":334,"date":"2026-09-29T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=334"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:30:02","slug":"morocco-appoints-first-female-prime-minister-after-general-elections-september-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=334","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Appoints First Female Prime Minister After General Elections September 29, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790713467525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790713467525.jpg 720w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790713467525-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Moroccan Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country\u2019s first woman Prime Minister following her party\u2019s strong performance in the recent general elections. The historic appointment makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world and marks a significant milestone for gender representation in North African politics.<br><br>El Mansouri\u2019s selection comes after her party emerged among the top performers in the September 23 elections. Political analysts say the decision reflects both the evolving political landscape in Morocco and the growing influence of women in public leadership roles across the region.<br>The new Prime Minister is expected to focus on economic recovery, social reforms, and maintaining political stability.<br><br> Her appointment has drawn praise from regional observers who view it as a positive step toward greater inclusion, while also placing high expectations on her ability to deliver tangible results for ordinary Moroccans.<br>As she prepares to form her government, attention will turn to the composition of the new cabinet and the policy priorities that will define her administration. <br><br>The development is being closely watched across Africa and the Middle East as a potential signal of changing attitudes toward women\u2019s leadership at the highest levels of government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country\u2019s first woman Prime Minister following her party\u2019s strong performance in the recent general elections. The historic appointment makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world and marks a significant milestone for gender representation in North [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions\/340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}