European Football Championship - Relief among France players after election
The surprising outcome of the second round of the French Parliament elections brought relief to the players of the Tricolore team before the EURO semi-final against Spain. "Long live diversity, long live the Republic, long live France," wrote former Bundesliga professional Marcus Thuram on Instagram.
He congratulated all those who had given an answer to the danger that had hovered over "our beautiful country." Thuram ended his message with the words: "The fight goes on." Thuram was one of the players who had already expressed clear views on the political situation in France after the European elections.
The far-right National Rally had received more than 31% of the votes, while Macron's party had only received about 15%. Macron then called for new elections in France. "The situation in France is sad, it is serious," Thuram had emphasized. "This is the sad reality of our society," Thuram said after the European elections.
"Victory of the People"
According to preliminary calculations, the Left Front was leading in the second round of the Parliamentary elections on Sunday. The National Rally performed significantly worse than expected. It could only finish third behind Macron's Center-Lay.
"Victory of the People," wrote Thuram's teammate Aurélien Tchouameni on X, formerly Twitter. "Congratulations to all French people who have woken up to ensure that this beautiful country, France, is not ruled by extremist right-wingers," wrote teammate Jules Koundé also on X. The relief was as great as the concern in the past few weeks had been.
The political debate has been accompanying the French throughout the entire EURO. Captain Kylian Mbappé had taken clear positions against the right on several occasions. In the semi-final on Tuesday in Munich (9 pm/ZDF and Magenta TV), he will face Spain with the team.
- Despite the positive outcome in the EURO semi-final against Spain, the outcome of the French Parliamentary elections had been a source of concern for the Équipe Tricolore, specifically for Marcus Thuram.
- Thuram, a former Bundesliga professional and a member of the French national soccer team, expressed his relief on Instagram after the surprising result in the Parliamentary elections.
- In his Instagram post, Thuram congratulated those who had responded to the threats faced by "our beautiful country" and emphasized that the fight for diversity and the Republic continued.
- The second round of the European elections had seen the National Rally, a far-right party, gain over 31% of the votes, while Emmanuel Macron's party only managed about 15%.
- The poor performance of the National Rally in the Parliamentary elections was a welcome relief for many, including Thuram's teammates like Aurelien Tchouameni and Jules Koundé.
- Tchouameni and Koundé, both members of the French national soccer team, expressed their support for the "Victory of the People" on their social media platforms, X, formerly Twitter.
- The political climate in France had been a topic of discussion throughout the EURO, with captain Kylian Mbappé taking clear positions against the right on several occasions.
- On Tuesday, in the semi-final of the European Football Championship in Munich (9 pm/ZDF and Magenta TV), Mbappé and the French national team will face Spain, with the race to win the title now heating up.
