Forming Morocco’s new government: consultations and next steps
Appointed on 29 September, the Head of Government opened consultations with the parties on 30 September. What the Constitution requires, where the talks stand and what remains to be done.
On 29 September 2026, His Majesty King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Head of Government and asked her to form the new government. This page follows the formation of the executive step by step: the framework set by the Constitution, the consultations already held with the parties and what remains to be done. It is updated as public announcements are made. Only steps confirmed by the sources listed at the bottom of the page appear here, with no speculation about the make-up of the majority or the names of future ministers.
Last updated: 1 October 2026.
What the Constitution says
Three articles of the 2011 Constitution frame the procedure:
- Article 47: the King appoints the Head of Government from the political party that came first in the elections to the House of Representatives, then appoints the members of the government on the proposal of the Head of Government;
- Article 88: once the ministers have been appointed by the King, the Head of Government presents the programme to both houses of Parliament sitting together. It is debated in each house, and the government is invested once it has won the confidence of the House of Representatives by an absolute majority of its members;
- Article 65: Parliament’s first session opens on the second Friday of October, which is Friday 9 October 2026.
Consultations with the parties
In her statement of 29 September, the Head of Government said consultations would begin on the day of her appointment, first within the PAM and then with all parties, so that a proposal for a government could be put to the King as soon as possible. Meetings take place at the PAM headquarters in Rabat. Log of the consultations made public:
| Date | Party received | What the press reports |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September | PAM | Appointment by the King; consultations announced, starting within the party. |
| 30 September, 11:00 | RNI | First meeting, with a delegation led by Mohamed Chouki. |
| 30 September, 12:00 | Istiqlal | Delegation led by Secretary General Nizar Baraka, who referred the question of joining the government to the party’s National Council. |
| 30 September, afternoon | USFP, MP, PPS | Successive meetings; the MP delegation was led by its Secretary General, Mohamed Ouzzine. |
| 1 October | UC, MDS, PJD | Second day: meetings scheduled for 11:00 (UC), 12:00 (MDS) and 17:00 (PJD); the day opened with the Constitutional Union. The PJD said, through its Secretary General Abdelilah Benkirane, that its National Council had chosen parliamentary opposition and that it would not go to the PAM headquarters; the meeting announced for 17:00 remains to be confirmed. |
These meetings are consultations: no coalition has been announced so far, and whether to take part remains each party’s own decision.
The majority arithmetic
The House of Representatives has 395 seats, and the absolute majority is 198. The final results of the 23 September 2026 election, covered in our article on the elections, break down as follows:
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| PAM | 97 |
| RNI | 66 |
| Istiqlal | 65 |
| PJD | 54 |
| MP | 29 |
| USFP | 26 |
| PPS | 19 |
| UC | 17 |
| Other parties | 22 |
With 97 seats the PAM is the largest party in the House, but it is 101 seats short of an absolute majority on its own, so a majority has to be built through agreement with other parties. This site sets out no hypothetical combination: that is for the parties concerned alone.
Next steps
- The Head of Government proposes the ministers to the King, who appoints them (article 47).
- She presents the government programme to both houses sitting together, and it is then debated in each house (article 88).
- The House of Representatives votes confidence by an absolute majority of its members, that is 198 of 395 votes, and the government is then invested.
Parliament’s autumn session also opens on Friday 9 October 2026.
What the PAM brings to the table
The PAM fought the election on its 2027-2031 programme, “To change course. One word!”: five charters and twenty measurable commitments, with an additional cost estimated at around MAD 350 billion, whose financing is set out in the costs section. To understand the party leading these consultations, see the page on The PAM; for the appointment itself, read our article of 29 September. The official portal of the Head of Government is cg.gov.ma (opens in a new tab).
Discover the PAM, its history and its programmeThe 2027-2031 programme in detail
Sources
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco (2011), articles 47, 65 and 88 (SGG, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- TelQuel, “El Mansouri entame les consultations ce 30 septembre, le RNI et l’Istiqlal pour commencer” (30/09/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- Le360, “El Mansouri reçoit le RNI pour le premier round des consultations” (30/09/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- Le360, “El Mansouri poursuit ses consultations avec l’Istiqlal” (30/09/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- TelQuel, “Le Conseil national de l’Istiqlal va examiner la possibilité de participer au nouveau gouvernement” (30/09/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- Belpresse, “Formation du gouvernement : ce qu’il faut retenir de la rencontre entre El Mansouri et le MP” (30/09/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- LeSiteinfo, “Formation du gouvernement : Mansouri rencontrera l’UC, le MDS et le PJD ce jeudi” (01/10/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
- Le7tv, “Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri entame une deuxième journée de consultations avec l’Union constitutionnelle” (01/10/2026, in French) (opens in a new tab)
