HAMBURG, Germany: France captain Kylian Mbappe said gains by the far-right National Rally party in last weekend’s first round of French parliamentary elections were catastrophic and on Thur
France's Kylian Mbappe before the match Netherlands v France - Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig, Germany - Jun 21, 2024. party in last weekend’s first round of French parliamentary elections were catastrophic and on Thursday urged French voters to come out against them.
He had previously called on France’s young voters to reject extremism and, on the eve of his team’s quarter-final against Portugal, was asked again for a message ahead of the return to the polls on Sunday for the parliamentary election run-off. "We saw the results of the first round, it’s catastrophic. We really hope that this will change and that everyone will mobilise to vote ... and vote for the right side".RN scored historic gains to win the first round, but are set to fall short of an absolute majority in Sunday's run-off, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.
"This is a never-seen-before event," he said then."And that is why I want to talk to the whole of the French people, but also the youth.
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