Does the new government have the right to exercise its duties before parliamentary investiture? – Al Yaoum 24

The assumption of duties by the members of the new government and the holding of a Council of Ministers today, Saturday, October 17, 2026, to deliberate and approve the general guidelines of the Finance Bill for the year 2027, have sparked a debate in some political and legal circles regarding the extent to which the government can exercise its powers before obtaining parliamentary investiture.
This debate comes at a time when the Head of Government, Fatima Zahra Mansouri, is preparing to present the government programme before Parliament next Monday, in preparation for its discussion and vote, in accordance with the constitutional provisions governing the investiture of the government.
In this context, it is necessary to distinguish between the Royal appointment of government members, parliamentary investiture, and the handling of current affairs, in order to understand the constitutio…