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In front of the press, Ousmane Dembélé hesitated, but ended up deciding on the electoral deadline caused by the dissolution of the National Assembly.
FOOTBALL – He couldn’t escape the subject. As the Blues refine the final adjustments before their first Euro match in Germany, this Monday, June 17 against Austria, the striker of the French team Ousmane Dembélé took part in the game of the conference of press this Thursday 13. And in the midst of sporting questions, he was invited to speak on the next electoral deadline: the legislative elections of June 30 and July 7.
And if the question of the proxy had already arisen in the preparation of the Blues on the sidelines of the match against Canada, which took place on the day of the European elections, Sunday June 9, this time, there is the risk of seeing the far right access to power which aroused the curiosity of journalists.
A subject on which “Dembouz” initially hesitated to respond. “ It’s not that I don’t want to position myself, but I think that the situation in France… “, he stammered at first. Before coming back to answer this question recalling the racist nature of the National Rally. “ The alarm bells have, I think, been sounded (sic) “, he added soberly.
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“ I watched the 1 p.m. news recently and saw that half of the voters hadn’t gone to vote.”then added Ousmane Dembélé, before inviting “ go vote » to the legislative elections. A remarkable speech, even if the player did not further detail any personal commitment or a recommendation for a ballot to be placed in the ballot box.
Proxy vote for the Blues
For the Blues, the calling of legislative elections could also cause a small logistical headache. In Germany until June 25, the date of their last group match, at least, Didier Deschamps’ team should logically qualify for the rest of the competition. Which would deprive players of the possibility of voting in France.
On the subject, Ousmane Dembélé assured that “ the FFF will put something in place so that we can vote by proxy “. And the Federation has actually assured to establish proxies in a consulate near Paderborn, for example in Düsseldorf.
Before France-Canada, the last preparation match of the French team before the Euro which ended in a rather pitiful draw (0-0), Eduardo Camavinga had less success by venturing into the political field . Taken by surprise by a journalist asking him if he planned to vote in the European elections, the Blues and Real Madrid player kicked in, confiding that he had “not never thought “.
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Having already been the victim of racist acts on the pitch, as during the Champions League quarter-final return leg between Barcelona and PSG this season, Ousmane Dembélé for his part went a (very) little bit further by recommending go to the polls. A beginning.
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