Kylian Mbappé is with Marcus Thuram. Yesterday the Inter striker made an appeal to the French, he asked them to unite against the advance of the extreme right in France, as per the outcome of the latest European elections. And in view of the upcoming legislative elections, in which the National Assembly, the country’s lower house, will be renewed, Thuram asked people to unite against RN, Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen’s party. The position has generated tension and controversy. Today, in the press conference before tomorrow’s France-Austria, Mbappé forcefully took the side of his teammate and great friend Thuram and made a highly political speech: “Marcus and I share the same values. He expressed his opinion and I am on his side. We are in a crucial moment for our country. We need to get things right and have a sense of priorities. First of all we are citizens and we must not be disconnected from the reality of our country all people and to the young generations: we can clearly see how extremists are at the gates of power. I urge people to vote. This is a very important moment in the history of France.”
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And then: “I ask you to vote against extremists against those who divide. I want to represent a country that corresponds to my values. We have the opportunity to choose the future of France. We must not hide. We often say that we must not mix politics and football , but this (which is happening in France, ed.) is important.” And again: “I hope that my voice reaches as much as possible. We must identify with the values of tolerance, respect, diversity. Every voice counts. I hope that we will make the right choice and I hope that on 7 July (date of the second round of legislative elections, ed.) we will still be proud to wear this shirt. As a team, we thought we would do something. It is difficult to express ourselves here, in front of everyone and for everyone.
