France captain Kylian Mbappe said Thursday it was really urgent to vote in the second round of legislative elections in the country after the far-right National Rally emerged as the biggest party in last weekends first round.
I think more than ever we need to go out and vote. We cant leave our country in the hands of these people, Mbappe said at a press conference in Hamburg ahead of Frances Euro 2024 quarter-final against Portugal there on Friday.
It is really urgent. We have seen the results, they are catastrophic. I hope it changes and that everyone goes out and votes, and votes for the right people.
The second round of voting takes place on Sunday, with the National Rally (RN) hoping to win a majority of the 577 seats in Frances National Assembly.
If the party achieves that, their 28-year-old leader Jordan Bardella would be set to become the countrys prime minister.
