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Government, the PAM, the 2027-2031 programme and the record: sourced articles on Morocco’s political news.
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On 29 September 2026, His Majesty King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Head of Government, the first woman to hold the post in Morocco’s history.
Party consultations, a 198-seat majority threshold, ministerial appointments and a confidence vote: where the formation of the government stands.
In the 23 September 2026 elections, the PAM came first with 97 of 395 seats, its first win since its founding.
Five charters, 20 measurable commitments, MAD 350 billion: the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) programme for Morocco, 2027-2031.
Minimum pensions, free electricity below MAD 100, health, housing: the PAM’s commitments to make the social state felt in everyday life.
Jeel 2030, an integration pathway, a first job contract: young people at the heart of the PAM’s 2027-2031 programme.
MAD 100 billion for hospitals, schools, housing, digital services and Amazigh: the PAM’s citizenship charter.
250,000 industrial jobs, 270,000 in offshored services, 360,000 tied to the World Cup: the one-million net jobs target.
Fuel stocks, desalination, seeds and artificial intelligence: the security charter of the PAM’s 2027-2031 programme.
MAD 350 billion of additional cost, with MAD 300 billion expected from growth: the benchmarks and financing plan of the PAM programme.
Created in 2024, the PAM’s collegial leadership brings together two women and one man. Who sits on it, how it works, and the road to first place in 2026.
107 women elected to the House of Representatives, 27.09% of seats: the 2026 figures, the PAM’s share and the programme’s commitments.
In force since 2 January 2024, Morocco’s Daam Sakane direct housing aid passed 108,000 beneficiaries in June 2026: amounts, rules and results.
Morocco’s Cities Without Slums programme rehoused 81,809 households in 2021-2026, and 62 cities have been declared slum-free.
After the Al Haouz earthquake, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, minister and mayor of Marrakech, mobilised her teams. Over 54,400 homes rebuilt or repaired by 2026.
Launched on 16 September 2022 by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the National Dialogue on Urbanism and Housing drew more than 4,000 participants in 12 regions.
Passed during Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s term as minister, Laws 64.23 and 34.21 create 12 regional urban planning agencies and modernise subdivision rules.
Simpler permits, delimited douars and emerging rural centres: the work led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri for rural Morocco between 2021 and 2026.
Buildings at risk of collapse and old medinas: the work led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri from 2021 to 2026 to protect families and Morocco’s urban heritage.
New York, Kisumu, Nairobi: as minister from 2021 to 2026, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri carried Morocco’s vision of sustainable cities onto the world stage.
Re-elected Mayor of Marrakech on 17 September 2021, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is steering 423 projects to modernise the city while protecting its identity.
On 22 June 2009, aged 33, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became the first woman to lead Marrakech. A look back at her first term as mayor, which ran until 2015.
Lawyer, Mayor of Marrakech, minister and now Head of Government: the key dates in the career of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, born in Marrakech in 1976.
Rabat, Montpellier, New York, then the Marrakech Bar in 2005: how Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s legal training has shaped her path through public life.