With her status as the most listened to French-speaking singer in the world, Aya Nakamura spoke publicly about the early legislative elections. Before the second round of voting, the Franco-Malian artist called, this Tuesday, July 2, for “all go and vote, and against the only extreme to condemn”on her social networks. She thus refers to the National Rally.
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She was recently the victim of racism
“I am well placed to understand and know the place of racism in our country. They are the same ones who get angry when we shine because we have not finished shining,” she adds in a message peppered with spelling mistakes. Indeed, last March, She had been the victim of numerous attacks from the extreme right. while she was expected to sing on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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A small far-right group had hung a banner on the banks of the Seine which read: “There’s no way Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market!”in reference to the lyrics of one of his global hits. SOS Racisme activists had taken up the same theme by posting: “There’s no way Marine, this is Paris, this is not Vichy.” They were mainly responding to Marine Le Penwho had accused Emmanuel Macron of wanting ” divide ” et “to humiliate” The French chose Aya Nakamura because of “his vulgarity” and the fact that“she doesn’t sing in French”.
Some people criticized him for his silence.
In her message published this Tuesday, the singer explains her silence about the political situation in France while many Internet users criticized her for not imitating some footballers or rappers. “Yes, I am discreet on these subjects, sometimes we do not feel relevant and legitimate enough to speak and say the right things on areas that we do not control. This does not mean that we do not have an opinion, eh. Now I understand that my position as an artist requires that I speak out, because it is an important moment for all of us ” she justified herself.
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On Monday, July 1, she had already posted two messages, which were quickly deleted: “Yes, fuck the RN etc. but stop asking me to go into subjects that I myself do not master” et “That would be so hypocritical of me.”She then specified that she would vote for the first time in the second round of the early legislative elections.
