King of Morocco Mohammed VI received on Friday at the Royal Palace in Fez, Aziz Akhannouch, president of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), whom the King appointed as head of government and entrusted with the formation of the new government, announced the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement.
This appointment takes place in accordance with the constitutional provisions and on the basis of the results of the legislative elections of September 8, 2021, the same source pointed out.
The National Rally of Independents won 102 seats, followed by the Authenticity and Modernity Party with 87 seats, and the Istiqlal Party with 81 seats.
Akhannouch was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests in the previous government, and began government work in 2007 in Abbas El Fassi's government.