00:02Morocco's king has named Fatima el-Mansouri, the mayor of Marrakech, as the country's first-ever
00:07female prime minister, after her party won last week's parliamentary elections.
00:13El-Mansouri's center-right, authenticity and modernity party is now expected to build a
00:18governing coalition in the coming days.
00:45El-Mansouri's cabinet will have to tackle several pressing issues, including unemployment
00:50and living costs, as well as persistent social disparities, particularly weighing on young
00:55people. Her party has pledged an average annual economic growth of 5%, inflation of 2%, and
01:03the creation of at least 1 million new jobs over its five-year term.
