Jules Koundé calls for “blocking the National Rally” and denounces “a party that wants to divide the French”

After the Euro 2024 round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday, the French team defender reacted in the mixed zone to the results of the legislative elections.

Having just been elected man of the match against Belgium (1-0) on Monday July 1, in the round of 16 of Euro 2024, Jules Koundé spoke without reservation about the results of the legislative elections: “I was disappointed to see the direction our country is taking with strong support for a party that is against our values ​​of living together, of respect, and which wants to divide the French people.”lamented the defender of the French team, after the National Rally obtained 29.25% of the votes cast in the first round.

On the day of the election, Sunday, the FC Barcelona player had already taken a position on his X account (formerly Twitter), denouncing “a party founded on hatred of others, disinformation and whose words are intended to stigmatize and divide us.”

Jules Koundé also called for mobilization in view of the second round, while 501 constituencies are still being decided in the ballot boxes on Sunday July 7: “There is a second round, nothing is decided. We still have to go and find those who did not vote. It is important to block the extreme right and the RN. This is not a party that will bring us more freedoms and more living together.”

Like him, Ibrahima Konaté had also taken a clear position on the eve of the first round of elections in a press conference: “What is happening in France worries me. We cannot leave power to certain people who are aiming to divide people. Diversity, in France, is our strength and it always has been.”the central defender of the Blues had decided, before confiding in his family history.

“Me, when I see the hard jobs my parents had, as garbage collectors or cleaners, with impossible hours, and we don’t highlight these kinds of people… They gave their health for France. […] “We have to go and meet people, beyond appearance and skin colour. That’s the most important thing.”developed the one who grew up in the Roquette district in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Interview by Andréa La Perna, in Germany