The El Mansouri government
Who governs Morocco after the 23 September legislative elections? Head of government, four-party coalition, oath and composition — the full story of how power was formed.
Head of Government
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
A lawyer by training, multiple-term mayor of Marrakesh, and Minister of National Planning, Urbanism, Housing and Urban Policy in the previous government. National coordinator of PAM's collective leadership.
First woman to head Morocco's government in its history.
Party
Parti Authenticité et Modernité
97 seats
The governing coalition
Agreed 12 October 2026 · Sworn in 16 October 2026
Seats held by the coalition
207 / 395
+9 seats above majority · 52.4%
The four parties declare they will form "a strong political government, united in and committed to a shared reformist vision".
Government side: 207 coalition seats + allies = 210
- 97
Parti Authenticité et Modernité
PAM
- 65
Parti de l'Istiqlal
PI
- 26
Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires
USFP
- 19
Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme
PPS
- Coalition total207
From ballot to government
- 23 September 2026
Legislative election — 395 seats at stake
- 25 September 2026
Final results proclaimed — PAM leads
- 29 September 2026
The King appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri head of government
- 12 October 2026
Four-party coalition agreement — 207 seats
- 16 October 2026
The government is sworn in before the King
- 22 October 2026
The House grants confidence to the government
The sworn-in government
Sworn in before King Mohammed VI on 16 October 2026: 31 members — 20 ministers and 10 ministers delegate — including 6 women. Several outgoing ministers retained their portfolios.
Nasser Bourita
Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
RetainedAbdelouafi Laftit
Interior
RetainedAbdellatif Ouahbi
Justice
PAMRetainedFouzi Lekjaa
Economy and Finance
PAMNizar Baraka
Equipment, Water and Forests
PINabil Benabdallah
National Education, Preschool and Vocational Training
PPSYounes Bjijou
Health and Social Protection
Ahmed Toufiq
Endowments and Islamic Affairs
RetainedAhmed Rahhou
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform
Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid
Youth, Culture and Communication
PAMSamir Belfkih
National Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy — Government Spokesperson
Opposition & parliamentary groups
The RNI — the outgoing ruling party, now led by Mohamed Chaouki after Aziz Akhannouch stood aside in February — is the largest opposition force with 66 seats, left out of the coalition after the Head of Government ruled out governing with it. The PJD (54 seats), back under Abdelilah Benkirane, declined the invitation to join the majority. Together with the Popular Movement, the Left Alliance, the Party of Renewal and Equity and the PUD, the opposition holds 160 of 395 seats.
Opposition
160
- Largest opposition party66
Rassemblement National des Indépendants
Mohamed Chaouki
- Declined the offer54
Parti de la Justice et du Développement
Abdelilah Benkirane
- 29
Mouvement Populaire
Mohamed Ouzzine
- 8
Alliance de la Gauche
Direction collégiale FGD · PSU
- 2
Party of Renewal and Equity
Chaker Achahbar
- 1
Parti de l'Unité et de la Démocratie
Abdelmalek Dahchour
Critical support
25
- 17
Union Constitutionnelle
Mohamed Joudar
- 8
Mouvement Démocratique et Social
Abdessamad Archane
The government bloc counts 210 seats — the four-party coalition (207) plus FFD (2) and ND (1), which sit with the PPS parliamentary group.
Speaker election · 13 October 2026: Ahmed Touizi (PAM) defeated Idriss Azami Al Idrissi (PJD) by 220 votes to 59.
Decisive step
The confidence vote is passed
Article 88 of the Constitution · 22 October 2026
Votes for
204
Votes against
127
Votes cast
331
204 votes out of the coalition's 207 seats: three majority deputies were absent or voted against. The government is definitively in office.
Data sources
Government-formation information is compiled from official Moroccan sources and verified by the portal's editorial team. Last compiled on 27 October 2026.