Jordan Bardella criticises footballer’s call for young people to vote against ‘extremes’ in upcoming elections
The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has criticised the footballer Kylian Mbappé over his call for young people to vote against the “extremes” in parliamentary elections this month.
“I have a lot of respect for our footballers, whether Marcus Thuram or Kylian Mbappé, who are icons of football and icons for youth … But we must respect the French, we must respect everyone’s vote,” Bardella told CNews TV on Tuesday.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/french-far-right-leader-condemns-kylian-mbappe-jordan-bardella-extremism-vote-elections
Author : Reuters in Paris
Publish date : 2024-06-18 14:50:57
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