2023-07-30 19:43:19
Published on July 30, 2023 at 9:43 p.m. Modified on July 30, 2023 at 9:44 PM.
Carola Rackete still has dreadlocks and a sweet face. The world discovered them four years ago on the island of Lampedusa. The German, at the controls of the Sea-Watch 3, had just broken through the blockade imposed by the Italian government to drop off, following two weeks of waiting on the high seas, around fifty migrants rescued from the Mediterranean. The controversy over the brief house arrest of “Captain Courage”, as the press dubbed her, led to the breakdown of the coalition between the 5 Star Movement (left) and the Lega (extreme right) of the Minister of ‘Interior, Matteo Salvini.
After four years of relative anonymity, the 35-year-old activist is now aiming for a seat in the European Parliament. The leadership of the radical left party Die Linke nominated her second on the list for the June 2024 elections. I will not work on the migration policy”, explains the one which targets the Commission of the environment. “The sea rescue heroine media figure that has been constructed does not match who I am and what I work for.”
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