The newly elected House of Representatives will meet on Tuesday at 3pm to choose its speaker, with Ahmed Touizi of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) being mentioned in parliamentary circles as a possible candidate of the incoming majority.
All 395 members of the new House are expected to take part in the election.
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Touizi, a member of the PAM political bureau, has emerged as a potential contender for the speakership, although no formal nomination has been announced.
Abdellah Bouanou of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) is also understood to be considering a bid for the post of first deputy speaker.
The election comes as Head of Government-designate Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri prepares to announce her cabinet.
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Her proposed parliamentary majority comprises the PAM, with 96 seats; Istiqlal, with 65; the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) with 29; and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) with 22.
The four parties together hold 212 seats in the 395-member House.
