Vera Çelik, a 20-year-old Turkish Swiss candidate, has become the first headscarf-wearing member elected to Zurich’s municipal council, marking a milestone for political representation and religious freedom in Switzerland.

Çelik was elected from Zurich’s 10th District as a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SP), according to official elect

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