{
  "id": "s-229bd012",
  "edition_date": "2026-09-30",
  "section": "World",
  "kicker": "Morocco",
  "headline": "King Mohammed VI Names Morocco's First Woman Prime Minister",
  "deck": "The royal palace said Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri was appointed on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party finished first in the 23 September election.",
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  "byline": {
    "desk": "Policy Desk",
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  "timestamp": "12:05 UTC",
  "revision": 2,
  "next_update_utc": "13:00",
  "topics": [
    "constitutional-law"
  ],
  "body": [
    "King Mohammed VI on Tuesday appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister, the royal palace said. [E2][E1]",
    "The appointment followed her liberal-centrist party's first-place finish in the 23 September parliamentary election. [E2]",
    "Al Jazeera describes El Mansouri as the second woman in the Arab world to serve in the post. [E1]"
  ],
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    {
      "label": "Parliamentary election",
      "value": "23 September"
    }
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      "source": "aljazeera.com",
      "fragment": "Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister and the second-woman ever in the Arab world to serve in the position.",
      "as_of": "2026-09-29",
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        "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/truly-historic-moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-09-30T01:48:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister and the second-woman ever in the Arab world to serve in the position.",
        "provenance_note": "Verbatim sentence from the source page: quote-verify.mjs re-read the page and found this sentence in it."
      }
    },
    {
      "source": "cnn.com",
      "fragment": "King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.",
      "as_of": "2026-09-29",
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        "source_url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/africa/morocco-woman-prime-minister-intl-latam",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-09-30T01:48:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.",
        "provenance_note": "Verbatim sentence from the source page: quote-verify.mjs re-read the page and found this sentence in it."
      }
    }
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}