Tunisian Belly dancer, 21, announces bid to run for president
Tunisian Belly dancer, 21, known for her risque shows and swimsuit selfies announces bid to run for president after promising to ban the hijab and impose fines for unfaithful men
- Nermine Sfar said Tunisa will be ‘a country of art and freedom’ under her rule
- Her policies include changing the law so women get two-thirds of inheritance
- She’s also promised to fine men who go back on their promise to marry women
- The only democratic country in the Arab world is facing an election on September 15, following the death of their first democratically elected leader
A 21-year-old belly dancer has announced she is running to be Tunisian president.
Nermine Sfar, who is known for her risque shows and posting revealing selfies on Instagram, has collected 35,000 voter signatures, three times more than the number of required for an eligible bid.
The north African country is facing an election on September 15, following the death of their first democratically elected leader, Beji Caid Essebs, 92.
Sfar, who boasts almost 300,000 Instagram followers, told local media under her rule Tunisa will be ‘a country of art and freedom’ and that ‘people will no longer think about leaving it’.
Nermine Sfar, who is known for her risque shows and posting revealing selfies on Instagram, has collected 35,000 voter signatures, three times more than the number of required for an eligible bid
The north African country is facing an election on September 15, following the death of their first democratically elected leader, Beji Caid Essebs, 92. Sfar said the country will be a ‘a country of art and freedom’ under her rule
She added the state will be ‘better than Italy’.
Sfar plans to run on a very liberal ticket in the Muslim-majority state.
Her policies include lowering the price of bread and changing the law so women get two-thirds of inheritance, as opposed to the traditional one-third in Islamic custom.
She also plans to ban the hijab, and impose a traditional Tunisian headscarf known as the safseri instead.
The influencer has also promised to fine men who promise to marry women but don’t go through with it or are unfaithful.
Sfar’s policies include lowering the price of bread and changing the law so women get two-thirds of inheritance, as opposed to the traditional one-third in Islamic custom
She says she’s running in response to fan requests.
Tunisa is considered the only democracy in the Arab world, and one of the only to emerge to emerge from the Arab Spring of 2010-2012.
The candidates bidding to lead 11.5 million Tunisians include the president of LGBTIQ+ group Association Shams.
Mounir Baatour is the first openly gay man to run for President in any Arab country – even though gay sex is still illegal in the country.
It comes just six years after the lawyer was arrested for alleged sodomy.
He’s said he wants to provide equality for gay people in the country.
‘After long years in the fight for minority right, I have understood that no one can do the job better than me’ he told local media.
Tunisa is considered the only democracy in the Arab world, and one of the only to emerge to emerge from the Arab Spring of 2010-2012. The candidates running against Sfar (pictured) bidding to lead 11.5 million Tunisians include the president of LGBTIQ+ group Association Shams
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