Jules Kounde and French La Liga stars delight at French election results

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·7 luglio 2024

Jules Kounde and French La Liga stars delight at French election results

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde has once again spoken out in opposition to Marine Le Pen’s far right National Rally.

The La Blaugrana full back called on French people to vote in today’s second round of parliamentary elections alongside several of his Les Bleus teammates.

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🚨Barcelona's Jules Kounde on his 'immense relief' at the French election exit polls with Marine Le Pen's National Rally reportedly slipping to third place
– domenica 7 luglio 2024

The France squad have been praised for the openness towards the political situation in the country whilst on Euro 2024 duty.

Captain Kylian Mbappe and his new Real Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchouameni echoed Kounde’s comments with Le Pen publicly criticising Mbappe’s stance.

However, the impact has had the desire effect for Kounde and Co, with early exit polls indicating Le Pen’s party will finish third in the final tallies.

Current president Emmanuel Macron and his centrist alliance Ensemble are tipped for second, with Jean-Luc Melenchon’s left-wing New Popular Front first, but without a majority.