France, Mbappé's appeal to vote:“Let's stop the extremists”

After Thuram, the star of France involved in the European Championships also addresses young people in view of the national elections of 30 June and 7 July.

• France to vote on June 30th and July 7th while the national football team is in Germany for the European Championships.
• After Thuram, Mbappé also launches an appeal to young people to vote against the Rassemblement National.
• According to the attacker "we need to identify with our values, such as diversity, tolerance, respect".

The June 30th the French national team could take the field in the round of 16 of the European Football Championships, underway in Germany.July 7th will be a rest day, waiting for the semi-finals.On the same dates, however, a much more important event will mark the near future of France:the elections called by President Emmanuel Macron, after the sensational result of National Rally, the right-wing party of Marie Le Pen who at elections Europeans it was the first party with over 32 percent of the vote.In view of the first round on 30 June, and the run-off on 7 July, since the withdrawal of the French national team, the striker and symbolic footballer of France Kylian Mbappé has made a very strong appeal "to all the French people and especially to the younger ones" after that also the Inter center forward, Marcus Thuram, he had done the same, asking that a polling station also be organized in Germany to allow the team to vote.

“We know that we are experiencing a very important moment in the history of our country, an unprecedented situation – said Mbappé in a press conference, on the eve of the match against Austria – “I think that we are a generation that can make a difference, today it is clear that extremists are about to take power and we have the opportunity to decide the future of our country.This is why I ask all young people to go and vote, to realize the situation."

The call to vote for the champions

 

Mbappè added "I hope that my voice reaches as many people as possible" and this is how his fame will be seen (it is reigning world vice champion, champion of France, came third in the last Ballon d'Or) and the importance of its stage – because we need to identify with this country, we need to identify with our values, like diversity, tolerance, respect.”All values ​​that according to Mbappè are "indisputable, and I trust the French".The appeal is also to turnout:“I know that some young people, although they agree, think that one vote doesn't make a difference, but it's the opposite:every vote counts, it should not be overlooked.I really hope that we will make the right choice and that we will still be proud to wear this shirt on July 7th."