Column by Tarik El Barakah

King Mohammed VI appointed a 32-member government headed by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Friday, completing the formation of a new cabinet 23 days after the September 23 parliamentary elections and marking the first time a woman will lead Morocco’s executive.

In his address opening the new legislative term, King Mohammed VI reaffirmed the sovereign and voluntary nature of Morocco’s migration partnership with Spain, described the existing cooperation framework as outdated and announced plans to present a new strategic vision to the Kingdom’s partners.

RNI promises to help new Head of Government without showing its hand on joining; Baraka talks up cooperation as Istiqlal prepares to put participation before its National Council.

Baraka follows RNI into talks at PAM headquarters as parties that governed together since 2021 explore the arithmetic of another majority—this time with their pecking order reversed.

RNI gets first meeting as El Mansouri works down electoral order; former coalition partners return to table after weeks of sparring over defections, records and political loyalties.

PAM coordinator Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri gets the call six days after party tops Sept 23 polls with 97 seats; Marrakech lawyer, two-time mayor and outgoing housing minister now has to turn an election victory into a governing majority.

Moroccan plant will make cathode material while Valencia and Šurany turn out cells as Volkswagen and Gotion divide work across three-country network; German group sees LFP taking up to 60pc of European market by 2030.

A frenetic campaign gave way to an orderly polling day, but the mobilization on the road did not carry into the ballot box as turnout fell and the country emerged with a reshaped House.

Maersk is positioning Tangier as a maritime entry point for cargo bound for Casablanca, using a high-frequency rail service between the two cities to offer businesses an alternative to routing goods directly through the country’s busiest commercial port. The logistics group says the fully operational corridor is designed to improve predictability, ease exposure to congestion and connect ocean freight with customs clearance, storage and final-mile delivery.