The legislative elections are invited to Euro 2024. During a press conference, following the qualification of the Blues for the quarter-finals of Euro-2024, this Monday July 1, the French national team defender Jules Koundé called on Monday to “block the far right and the National Rally” during the second round of legislative elections on July 7.
“It will be important to block the far right and the National Rally. This is not a party that will lead our country towards more freedom and living together.” he told reporters.
“I was disappointed to see the direction our country is taking (after the first round, editor’s note) with great support for a party that is against our values, our values of living together, of respect and which wants to divide the French. But there is a second round, nothing is decided and We still have to go and find the people who didn’t vote.“, he added, the day after the first round of the legislative elections dominated by the RN.
A Euro under tension
Since their arrival in Germany to play in Euro 2024, French players are systematically questioned about the elections and a possible victory for the far-right party. Marcus Thuram had already asked “to fight so that the RN does not pass” while the captain of the Blues Kylian Mbappé and the midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni had positioned themselves against “the extremes”.
The other Blues questioned on the subject were content to call for a vote, while Adrien Rabiot stood out by believing that the group should not be “interfered” with the question of the legislative elections and that it would be “good” to “leave it to one side a little”, while also calling for a vote because the “future” of the country “is at stake”.
For his part, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Philippe Diallo, explained that he guaranteed “players freedom of expression” regarding the early legislative elections, while ensuring the “neutrality” of its body.
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