France has done it: the mass mobilization of the left Has got stopping the threat of an extreme right at the ballot box which seemed unstoppable, frustrating the aspirations of Marine Le Penwhich is once again left with honey on its lips while the New Popular Front He takes victory after creating a surprise in the second round of the legislative elections.

An election in which also The players of the French national football team have been very active. Despite being in the middle of a European Championship, in which they face Spain on Tuesday, the players have strongly criticized the extreme right and had called for a vote to stop its advance.

Although Kylian Mbappé, the voice behind these messages, has not yet spoken out, other teammates have. The one who has been most direct is Jules KoundéBarça player: “Congratulations to all the French people who have taken action to ensure that this beautiful country of France is no longer governed by the extreme right.”

A message that is in line with the one she made during the first round of the elections: “For my part, I see that the extreme right has never led a country towards more freedoms, more justice and coexistence. And I don’t think it ever will. I see a party founded on hatred of its neighbours, on misinformation, and whose words seek to stigmatise and divide us.”

More concise, but equally clear, has been his compatriot from Real Madrid, Aurélien Tchouaméniwho described the result as “the victory of the people.”

Something more cryptic has been Ibrahima Konatea Liverpool player, who preferred to use emoticons of barriers interspersed with the French flag.

A set of messages that makes it clear that French players are celebrating the victory of the left or rather the defeat of the far right.