Rachel Keke was born on 30 May 1974 in Abobo, Ivory Coast.
10 Facts About Rachel Keke
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Rachel Keke's father was a bus driver and her mother sold clothing, until her death when Keke was 12.
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Rachel Keke's grandfather fought with the French forces during World War II.
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Rachel Keke moved to France in 2000, taking up a job as a hairdresser in the hair salon of a relative, finding work as a chambermaid and housekeeper.
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Rachel Keke was naturalised as a French citizen in 2015.
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Rachel Keke began working as a chambermaid at the Ibis Batignolles hotel in April 2003, employed by a series of subcontractors.
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Rachel Keke's health was affected by her working conditions, and she went out sick in February 2019.
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Rachel Keke's campaign focused on outreach to non-voters, while Maracineanu called for a "republican front against the far left"; this drew criticism from the NUPES who saw this as equating them with France's extreme right.
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Rachel Keke stood out during her first steps in the National French Assembly, denouncing the refusal of the members of the presidential majority to increase the minimum wage to extend the "prime Macron".
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Rachel Keke accuses them of not knowing what it is to receive only 800 euros a month, of despising essential professions and not knowing their suffering.