Tunisians have gone to the poll and elected a woman as Mayor of Tunisia, a first for the North African country. Souad Abderrahim, the candidate of Tun
Tunisians have gone to the poll and elected a woman as Mayor of Tunisia, a first for the North African country. Souad Abderrahim, the candidate of Tunisia’s conservative Islamist Ennahda (Rebirth) party, was elected by members of Tunis’ 60-strong municipal council with 26 votes. Her nearest rival, Kamal Edir, the candidate of the Nidaa Tounes party of President Beji Caid Essebsi, got 22 votes.
“I dedicate this win to all Tunisians and all women who have struggled to be in such senior positions,’’ Abderrahim said following the vote.
Abderrahim, a 53-year-old pharmacist, was an elected member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia from 2011 to 2014. She now serves as a member of Ennahda’s policy-making committee.
