Tunisia: Ennahda win Tunis mayoralty

Souad Abdel Rahim, the Ennahda movement candidate, was elected mayor of Tunis on Tuesday after winning 26 votes, while her rival, Kamal Idir, Nidaa Tounés candidate, won 22 votes.

With this victory, Souad Abdel Rahim becomes the first woman in the history of Tunisia to become the Mayor of Tunis.

Souad Abdel Rahim was born on 16 December 1964 in Sfax, south of Tunisia. She is a Tunisian politician, independent leader of the Ennahda Movement and a member of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) between 2011 and 2014. She was also a member of the executive office of the Tunisian General Union for Students.

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Ennahda nominated her for the post of Mayor of Tunis in the 2018 Tunisian municipal elections.

The Nahdha list topped the results of May 27 municipal elections by 27.5%, while the Nidaa Tounés party came second with 22.5%.

The municipal elections were conducted under challenging economic and social conditions, and voters hope that elected municipal councils will solve many problems related to hygiene, the environment, and the service sector.