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Morocco’s King Names a Female Prime Minister, in a Historic First

Morocco became the second North African country to have a woman lead the government with the selection of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, a lawyer and politician from the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party.

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Morocco’s new prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, celebrating election results with members of her party last week in Rabat, Morocco.
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Youth Frustration and Migration Shadow Morocco’s Election

Unemployment and poor public services fueled the border crisis at Ceuta and Gen Z protests, but frustrated young people may stay away from the polls.

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Would-be migrants returning to Morocco from Ceuta in August after tens of thousands had rushed the Spanish territory. Many Moroccans dream of migration as a path to prosperity.
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