Ireland elects its first black mayor

[DimaL]

Может это надо в раздел "Расизм", но пока пусть тут будет.

A Nigerian man who came to Ireland seven years ago to seek asylum here has made history this afternoon by becoming Ireland's first black mayor.
43-year-old Councillor Rotimi Adebari was elected the Mayor of Portlaoise Town Council this afternoon by a vote of six to three and with the support of Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Independent members of the council.
At a meeting attended by officials from the Nigerian, South African and the United States embassies, the new mayor said his election was proof that Ireland is not just a country of a thousand welcomes but it is a country of equal opportunity.
Councillor Adebari said Portlaoise is a town that looks beyond colour, creed and religion, but he said integration is a two-way process and involving or engaging members of the ethnic communities in local activities is the way to go.
The election was attended by a crowd of over 100 people drawn from the Nigerian community all over Ireland. Elected as a councillor in 2004, Mr Adebari has a Masters degree in Intercultural Studies from Dublin City University and works with the local authority in Co Laois co-ordinating an integration projects for immigrants. The father of four fled Nigeria with his wife and two children in 2000.

Вот так, беженцы становятся мэрами. Страна равных возможностей

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Мэром даже Дублина может быть любой - даже не гражданин Ирландии, и не гражданин Евросоюза, если его выберут.

Мне лично это известно давно.

Все проживающие в Ирландии НЕ ГРАЖДАНЕ Евросоюза могут учавствовать во всех местных выборах, и избираться на разные общественные позиции - кроме сугубо связанных с политикой и внутриполитическими вопросами Ирландии и Евросоюза.

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