The Moroccan monarch, Mohamed VI, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new government headed by the newly appointed Prime Minister Fátima el Mansuri this Friday, in which key ministries such as Interior, in the hands of Abdelouafi Laftit, Foreign Affairs, led by Naser Burita, and Justice, with Abdel Latif Ouahbi at the helm, remain unchanged. The main modification occurs in the Ministry of Economy, which becomes the responsibility of Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Football Federation and until now the delegated minister of Budgets.
This cabinet is formed after a coalition agreement made up of four parties, the result of the legislative elections held on September 23.
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), led by El Mansuri —the first woman to hold the position of Prime Minister in Morocco—, prevailed over the National Rally of Independents (RNI) as the most voted force in the House of Representatives, achieving 97 seats compared to the 66 of what was until now the main party in the country, which has been excluded from the new government agreement.
The Moroccan legislative elections, which recorded a turnout of less than 40%, were marked by growing citizen discontent with the political and economic situation, as well as by tensions with Spain arising from the crisis at the end of July, when the irregular entry of tens of thousands of people into Ceuta occurred.