Every day, Manon Mella gives voice to young people aged 18-30. Monday, December 13, meeting with Abdelhakim, 21, a student in engineering training and originally from Chad.
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Head to the Cité internationale universitaire in the 14th arrondissement of Paris to meet Abdelhakim, 21 years old. Of Chadian origin, he arrived in France in 2017 to study engineering. What is his opinion on the right to vote of foreigners? This measure has often appeared in programs on the left but has never been adopted.
For Abdelhakim, it is quite normal not to have the right to vote when you are a foreigner. However, he acknowledges wanting to have the right to vote to express himself and plans to apply for French nationality. “Will the vote of a foreigner be the same as that of a French?“asks Abdelhakim.
“I’m not French so it’s normal not to have the right to vote. I would like to apply for French nationality.”
If he had the right to vote, he would vote “against those who criticize foreigners. Zemmour and Le Pen, I find them too radical. They do not defend my vision of the world, that of a global and globalized world where everyone brings what they have best to build a beautiful society.“Abdelhakim says he is particularly touched when he hears certain speeches from the far right.”When I see some who qualify foreigners as their evil, I find it a bit of a shame because there are foreigners who study, work and pay their taxes. We are still a stranger on this Earth.“
Amused, Abdelhakim confides that he is interested in political engagement. “I like Monsieur Macron because he is open compared to the others. If I become French why not get involved in his party, if his party survives whatever presents itself.“