Aya Nakamura has “complete place” at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, says Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron expressed Thursday April 4 his support for the presence of Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “perfectly its place in an opening or closing ceremony” of the Paris Olympic Games, estimated the President of the Republic, who sees the presence of the singer as “a good thing”. The head of state also clarified that the decision on whether or not the star would participate was up to the organizers of the ceremony.

The possibility that Aya Nakamura, the most streamed French-speaking singer in the world, will participate in the Games has aroused indignation from the right and the far right, who see her presence as a way of “divide” and D’“humiliate” the French. Justice has opened an investigation into racism following the numerous hate messages received by Aya Nakamura on social networks. Racist attacks denounced byhe interministerial delegate for youth Mathieu Maucourt or even by the ex-footballer Lilian Thuram.