Morocco forms coalition government after September parliamentary election

Morocco's centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) agreed on October 12, 2026, to form a majority coalition government with Istiqlal and two leftist parties, controlling 207 parliamentary seats. Led by newly appointed Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's first female head of government, the coalition will oversee a $20-billion investment program for the 2030 World Cup while addressing youth economic grievances that sparked earlier unrest. Constitutional powers remain centered on King Mohammed VI.

Authenticity and Modernity Party background and election result

• ▪Founded in 2008 by a royal adviser, Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party advocates social modernization as a counterweight to the Islamist Justice and Development Party
• ▪Morocco's centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the country's September 23, 2026 parliamentary election

Appointment of prime minister El Mansouri

• ▪King Mohammed VI received Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri at the Royal Palace in Rabat on September 29, 2026, after appointing her to form Morocco's next government
• ▪King Mohammed VI appointed Authenticity and Modernity Party leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister following the September 23, 2026 parliamentary election

Socioeconomic challenges and youth grievances

• ▪Youth grievances in Morocco previously triggered Gen Z protests in 2025 and led to the Ceuta migration crisis in July 2026
• ▪Morocco's incoming coalition government, led by Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, faces public pressure to address youth grievances concerning employment, education, and healthcare services

Debatable claims

• ▪Morocco should prioritize youth social services over World Cup infrastructure spending
• ▪Morocco's incoming coalition government lacks the economic capability to resolve youth grievances
• ▪Appointing a female prime minister represents a major advance for Moroccan women's rights
• ▪Morocco's monarchical system prevents parliamentary coalitions from directing national policy