english: Fatema Zahra al-Mansouri, a 33 year-old lawyer from the Party of Authenticity and Modernity, will assume the new responsibilities for the next six years, replacing Omar Jazouli who has been at the helm in Marrakech for 12 years. al-Arabiya reports what Sheikh Biyadellah, SG of PAM said: "reflects the image of a modern Morocco." The Twittersphere shared reactions to Mansouri's election and the election of a number of other women to council positions.
non_english: Hiermee werd ze de tweede vrouw in de functie van burgemeester in Marokko, na Asmaa Chaâbi, burgemeester van Essaouira.