Under the applause, during the time of an official photo, each of the 72 adults and 32 children present, this Friday, December 20, at the prefecture for the naturalization ceremony was able to savor their moment.
They received, from the hands of the prefect of Haute-Vienne, François Pesneau, and the deputy mayor of Limoges Vincent Jalby, a welcome booklet for French citizenship.
“That’s it, I’m French”
After the speech, the entire assembly rose to hear the national anthem The Marseillaise. A very solemn moment for the people for whom the motto of La République française Liberty, equality, fraternityresonates as a benchmark for the assurance of a better life.
Euthalie, 41 years old, originally from Rwanda, will remember this moment for a long time. “This is a very important day for me and for my 14-year-old daughter. »
“France is the country of secularism, equality, fraternity, and freedom. We can express ourselves easily here, which is not the case in all countries in the world. I had been waiting to be French for more than ten years. I work, I pay my taxes in France. Today I have the paper that proves it. I am French. »
“Since I was a teenager, I have thought that France is the best country,” emphasizes this 50-year-old man from Bangladesh, with stars in his eyes. As soon as I was able to do so, I did not hesitate to come to France. Today, I have the nationality of this country, secularism, Social Security, respectable laws. »
After the ceremony, everyone posed for photos in the presence of the prefect and elected officials, with smiles of restrained pride. Once the official photo has been taken, some ask the prefect to pose again for a personal photo which will undoubtedly take pride of place in the family album.
