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Liberte, fraternite, Mbappe
France's football stars celebrate the defeat of the far-right
Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates after scoring a penalty kick during a Group D match between the France and Poland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, June 25, 2024
[Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP]
SEVERAL of France’s players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home.
A leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far-right from power in France won the most parliamentary seats in Sunday’s run-off parliamentary election.
“The victory of the People,” France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni wrote on Twitter.
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