King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri head of government on September 29 after her Authenticity and Modernity Party secured the most seats in the September 23 parliamentary elections. Her selection as the first woman to hold the post followed PAM’s plurality of 97 seats in the 395-member House of Representatives and reflects the constitutional requirement that the monarch name the prime minister from the leading party. El Mansouri, previously housing minister and Marrakesh mayor, immediately began coalition talks to reach the 198-seat majority threshold ahead of the October 20 budget deadline. Trader consensus at 94.5% for her reflects this appointment and the limited realistic alternatives once the king has acted. Shifts would require an unexpected reversal in the formation process or a major institutional change before final cabinet approval.