Saadeddine Othmani was appointed as prime minister by King Mohammed VI and formed his cabinet on 5 April 2017, including the PJD, the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the Popular Movement (MP), the Constitutional Union (UC), the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP).

[2] They were the second elections after the constitutional reforms introduced in 2011 by King Mohammed VI in response to the Arab Spring.

The "moderate Islamist" PJD included parties with differing ideologies in its coalition government.

[3] The largest Islamist opposition group, Justice and Spirituality, as well as several left-wing organizations boycotted the election, protesting the monarchy's still considerable executive powers.

[11][12] On 15 March 2017, Benkirane was dismissed by King Mohammed VI,[13] who two days later appointed Saadeddine Othmani in his place to form a government.

[14] On 25 March, Othmani announced that the new coalition would consist of the PJD, RNI, UC, USFP, Popular Movement and Party of Progress and Socialism.