Captain of a France in which some of his colleagues such as Ousmané Démbélé and Marcus Thuram had already raised their voices against the advance of the extreme right led by Marine Le Pen, Kylian Mbappé also joined this Sunday in a cause that he already launched on Saturday Thousands of French people take to the streets. Mbappé, who is making his captaincy for the first time in a major competition, called on his compatriots to vote with a view to the legislative elections on June 30 in order to reinforce the sanitary cordon that prevents a victory for Jordan Bardella, the designated National Group candidate. by Le Pen. “I am against the extremes, those who divide. There are young people who abstain, I want to send them this message. His voice does change things. I want to be proud to defend a country that represents my values. This is more important than tomorrow’s game because the situation in the country is different. “I believe in the values of mixing, tolerance and respect,” said the new Real Madrid player.
Crowned by a white cap, one day before France debuts in the Euro Cup against Austria, a country where the extreme right also made a coup in the European elections, Mbappé’s speech was unremarkable. “I think we are at a crucial moment in our country, we are citizens first and foremost and we cannot be disconnected from the real world. It is an unprecedented situation and I want to address the people, especially the young people, we see that the extremes are approaching in the center of power and I ask the young people to go vote. We have to identify with the values of this country.”
Mbappé admitted that the matter has fully entered the French team’s locker room: “We have spoken among ourselves because of the message that could be given. Also to protect young people, there is no one who cares about the situation, but it is normal that it costs them more because it is not easy to sit here and talk about these issues in front of journalists.”
“We need to identify with our values, which are values of diversity, tolerance, respect and that is undeniable for all French people. I know that there are many young people who say yes, but that one vote will not change anything, on the contrary, every vote counts. I really hope that we make the right decision and I hope that we continue to be proud to wear this shirt,” Mbappé continued.
Asked if his teammate Marcus Thuram had gone too far when he spoke out against Le Pen’s party on Saturday, Mbappé reinforced the position of one of his best friends: “He spoke about values, diversity, tolerance, respect . Of course I’m with him. To me, he didn’t go too far. I think we are still in a country where there is freedom of expression and he gave his opinion and I agree with him.”
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