04.07.2018

Souad Abderrahim, Tunis' first-ever female mayor

Souad Abderrahim, a candidate of the Islamist Ennahda party celebrates after being elected mayor of the city of Tunis on 3 July 2018. She is the first Tunisian woman to hold the post (photo: Reuters/Z. Souissi)

Souad Abderrahim from Tunisia's moderate Islamic party was elected on Tuesday as mayor of the capital city, Tunis, the first time a woman has held the post.