Chinanews.com, June 13, according to the "Europe Times" French version of the WeChat public account "East to West" reported that June 20, local time, is the first polling day of the new French regional elections in 2021.

The three candidates from the Île-de-France region (Paris region) called on Asians, especially Chinese, to care about French political life and actively participate in voting.

　　According to surveys, the number of voters who voted in the regional elections this year may hit a record low, and the Chinese people, who have always been less enthusiastic about politics, seem to care less.

　　In 2020, in the French municipal elections, dozens of Chinese will participate in the campaign team.

In the French regional elections, the number of Chinese participating in the election team was significantly lower than last year, and the ranking among the election teams was not very high.

　　In the French municipal elections last year, the Chinese youth Wang Rui, who was elected for the first time as a councillor of Bondin, 93 provinces, was ranked 14th in the Île-de-France region election.

　　Wang Rui knows that he is unlikely to be elected in the Île-de-France region election, but he still calls on the majority of Chinese and ethnic Chinese with voting rights to actively participate in the first round of voting on the 20th.

　　Wang Rui said that regardless of the situation of Chinese friends and families in France, they all hope to be able to actively care about French political life, because only by participating in French political life can they raise questions about the livelihood issues in French cities, streets or regions. Suggestion and advice.

　　Wang Rui emphasized that only if every Chinese who has the right to vote goes to vote, all political parties in France will see that they can truly value the Chinese community and all matters that Chinese people care about.

Voting is the most basic form of expression and the most direct means of having the right to speak in France.

　　Julien BAYOU, one of the candidates for the chairman of the Île-de-France region parliament and the French secretary of the European Eco-Green Party, said that this time, in the election team of the Île-de-France region of the Green Party that he led, he ranked among the party’s Paris Valery VUONG, the eleventh candidate of the city team, is an Asian.

Valerie is a descendant of Vietnamese who was born in France, and his grandmother is a Chinese living in Vietnam.

　　Bayu understands that Chinese people are not interested in politics. Many Asians are unwilling to vote because Asians often feel that political life has nothing to do with them.

But he believes that Valai’s list of his own team is particularly important, because for the Asian community, it is very important to have an ethnic group representative.

　　Bayu revealed that he had exchanged views with Sun Wenxiong, chairman of the French Federation of Asian Associations, and felt that he should include representatives of Asian groups on the list of his regional election team. Members of the regional council should be representatives of the local people. Therefore, the composition of parliamentarians needs to be able to represent all groups.

　　Bayu said that issues related to discrimination against Asians are often shelved and not taken seriously.

In fact, there are many problems of discrimination and violence in France, and a considerable part of them are aimed at the Asian ethnic group.

The French people have a lot of prejudice against Asians, and there are relatively few such acts of violence against other races. 

　　Bayu emphasized that in the future, high schools in the region will carry out some anti-discrimination activities against Asians.

Valeret also believes that discrimination against Asians is not uncommon in French society. He hopes that more Asians will participate in French political activities, participate in the election of this regional election, and contribute to the social and political activities of Asian ethnic groups in France. In the process, we will continue to work hard to gain more attention and voice.

(Owen)