Famous 21-year-old Tunisian belly dancer runs for president
21-year-old artist Nermine Sfar, famous for her spectacular shows, announced that she had collected and submitted to the Central Election Commission more than 35 thousand voter signatures.
35,000 voter signatures is three times the minimum required to run in the September 15 election, Gulf News wrote, citing Tunisia's Ennahar news agency.
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| Artist Nermine Sfar. |
Nermine also noted some of the basics of her election campaign. The dancer promised that if she became President, the first thing she would do would be to lower the price of bread. She also allowed girls to not wear headscarves, but instead wear traditional Tunisian skirts.
The candidate also wants to punish men who are about to get married but then break off their engagements. And she also plans to propose a bill that would give two-thirds of inheritance to women and one-third to men.
Nermine is not only a famous belly dancer, she is also a singer.
Republic of Tunisiais a country in North Africa. It borders Algeria.to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia has an area of 165,000 km² with an estimated population of just over 10.3 million people. The country's name comes from the capital Tunis, located in the northeast.
