Morocco gets its first woman prime minister

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri is Morocco’s first woman prime minister, after King Mohammed VI appointed her as the country’s new head of government on Tuesday, Morocco World News reports. El Mansouri was tapped for the position after parliamentary elections earlier this week saw the liberal, centrist party she led, PAM, earn a majority with 97 seats out of a total 395.

El Mansouri is now tasked with putting together a cabinet and has spent the last few days meeting with the leaders of Morocco’s different political parties. Morocco’s constitution does not set a timeline or deadline for a prime minister to form their cabinet.