At an extraordinary session of its National Council in Skhirat on Saturday, October 3, PAM officials stressed the need to avoid repeating the experience of the previous government.
“We will not repeat the same scenario as the previous government,” a member of the party’s political bureau told Le360.
The session was opened by Najwa Koukous, president of the PAM National Council, amid applause for El Mansouri, who attended the meeting. Koukous praised the new prime minister and her appointment, describing it as an achievement for Moroccan women and a setback for “obscurantists,” in an apparent reference to the Justice and Development Party (PJD).
Koukous also praised El Mansouri’s political career and described her as a “daughter of the party” who deserved the appointment because of her activism on what she called just causes.
The meeting focused on consultations with other political parties over the formation of the next government and the shape of the future parliamentary majority.
PAM wins 97 seats
At the opening session, Samir Goudar, head of the party’s Organization Division, read out the names of PAM candidates elected in the September 23 legislative elections. He also presented the party’s electoral results, which exceeded 2.1 million votes across local and regional lists.
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The PAM came first in seven of Morocco’s 12 regions and won 97 seats overall, putting it at the center of talks to form the next government around El Mansouri.
The National Council also heard a joint statement signed by former PAM secretaries-general congratulating El Mansouri on her appointment as prime minister.
The statement did not carry the signatures of two former party leaders, Abdellatif Ouahbi and Ilyas El Omari. Asked about Ouahbi’s absence, Koukous said the current justice minister did not need to sign because he was physically present at the meeting.
The council’s discussions are expected to focus on the formation of the new government and the composition of the future majority.
