Euro 2024: Minister Oudéa-Castéra welcomes Mbappé's “exemplary” comments following his commitment against the “extremes”.

Kylian Mbappé, en présence du président Macron et de la ministre des Sports Amelie Oudea-Castera, le 3 juin à Clairefontaine. EPA/REUTERS POOL – SARAH MEYSSONNIER/POOL

La sortie de Mbappé, dimanche, a fait du bruit dans le landerneau politique.

Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra on Monday welcomed the "absolutely exemplary" position of Blues superstar Kylian Mbappé "against the extremes", with a view to the anticipated legislative elections in France. "Kylian (Mbappé) spoke absolutely copy yesterday (Sunday), with his words. He wanted to speak to young people in a completely new and decisive moment for the future. of the country, commented the minister, questioned by journalists on the sidelines of tests on the Seine in view of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26.

Sunday, at a press conference in Düsseldorf, on the eve of France's first match at Euro-2024, the captain of the Blues claimed to be & quot;against the extremes"."I call on young people to go vote, we see that the extremes are at the gates of power, we have the opportunity to choose the future of our country", said the future Real Madrid striker.

The Blues commit

"We need to identify with the values ​​of tolerance, diversity and respect. I hope that we will still be proud to wear this jersey on July 7", he added. Before him, another Blues striker, Marcus Thuram, took a position on Saturday, clearly calling for a barrier to the National Rally (RN) on June 30 (1st round) and July 7.

We see that our athletes want to make their voices heard

On Sunday, several dozen French sports personalities also called to vote against the extreme right, in a forum at L’Équipe. "We see that our athletes want to make their voices heard… It’is an attitude that is courageous, committed, and which can be saluted, which is deeply respectable", judged Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.

The image of France internationally

"Others do it in smaller circles on a private basis. Others prefer to stay in the background, which does not prevent them from being very involved, calling for a vote for example. So we must respect these various positions”, she added.

The Minister for the Olympic Games also repeated that the image of France in the world was, according to her, at stake during these elections, in the run-up to the Paris Games (26& ;nbsp;July-11 August). "The Olympic Games are a form of abseiling rope for the French people because it’s ;rsquo;opportunity for us, very concretely and very quickly, to project ourselves on what we want to look like tomorrow, how we will be viewed by the whole world, what message we have for the world, what value we want to convey" , she said.