Marseilles’ Deputy mayor | 13h10 Le mag | M6

She is only 33. Myriam Salah Eddine is deputy mayor in Marseille for already six years. In this city, she is the first woman ofNorth African origin to do this job.In France, only an elected official on ten is a woman. However, women represent more half of the voters.Nothing destined Myriam to sit at the town council of the second town of France. Ten years ago, she left her native Riviera to come to Marseille, to work in the building trade. At that time, a big name of politics noticed her strong personality. This man was Renaud Muselier, former minister and first deputy mayor. In spite of the reserves of its own party, it gave her chance to the young woman.Elected at 27 years, Myriam was the benjamine town council. It had to work hard for all to learn, of the texts of law to the official ceremonies. The assistant showed of tenacity and courage, of the features of nature inherited her father, made to France in 1960 to work as mason and who transmitted the values of the Republic to him.For Myriam, its balance passes through the family. And its energy, it draws it from karate, its passion.