Morocco’s PAM agrees coalition deal with three other parties

what happened

Newsmetry API reports that Morocco’s centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, known as PAM, has agreed to govern with three other parties after placing first in the September 23 parliamentary election. The group also includes moderate socialist parties and the nationalist Istiqlal. Its combined 207 seats exceed the 198 required to control parliament.

In a joint statement, the parties said the arrangement would create a strong government built around shared reform goals and political proximity. They will now put forward a list of ministers. King Mohammed VI had appointed PAM leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to form the cabinet, making her the first woman to serve as Morocco’s head of government.

Founded in 2008 by a royal adviser, PAM has promoted social modernization and presented itself as a counterweight to the Islamist Justice and Development Party. The incoming administration will manage the closing phase of a $20-billion effort linked to the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will stage alongside Portugal and Spain. It will also face youth concerns about employment, schooling and healthcare that contributed to last year’s Gen Z protests and the Ceuta migration crisis in July.

why it matters

The election result is not expected to alter Morocco’s policy direction. The country’s constitutional monarchy leaves the king with broad authority over foreign affairs, defence and other major portfolios, pointing to continuity while the government handles World Cup preparations and domestic social pressures.