Sammy Mahdi It has been news in Belgium. He president of the Christian Democratic Party of Flandersconservative in orientation, who was also Secretary of State for Immigration and Asylum, has won a television drag queen contest.

The revelation of his identity during the contest came as a real shock to the audience, causing fury among the jury members.

However, the negative comments did not take long to arrivewith many citizens believing that this action is not something serious coming from a politician.

However, Sammy Mahdi claims that we can fight for rights while respecting traditional values: “We have to keep fighting and if I can do it with 20 centimeter heels, I’ll do it with pleasure.”

What it did manage to do was break stereotypes and, in the process, show the world that tradition and good platforms are not incompatible.