Because equality, they say, is only respected during elections where “it’s the same bulletin for the billionaire or the man in the street“, several groups join forces ahead of the legislative elections to make the voice of the “resistance of Franco-African communities to the rise of the National Rally“.
United under the banner of the Afro-European movement of Marseille, they invited candidates and political parties from both the right and the left to sign their “protocol of agreement“to improve the”better life for Afro-Europeans in France” with a series of proposals to combat discrimination (notably with the creation of a digital reporting platform), promote their integration through education and culture.
Signature Strengthsof the Insoumis and the Greens, we call to vote for their candidates in the constituencies where they are present and otherwise to vote blank“, explains Ismaël Aboudou who hopes that the approach will highlight the problems of Afro-descendants.
Determined to put all its weight behind it, the collective, through the voice of Farid Soihili, also specifies that it has around 1,000 proxies (and therefore around 500 additional voters to carry them).
“We stand up in every election against the RN but our situation has not changed, we no longer have anything to lose, which is why we are launching this call for a blank vote if the candidates turn a deaf earhe points out, getting angry at the lack of representativeness within the communities. We want to contribute with our skills and know-how, not be racialized or marginalized!“
