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Marine Le Pen’s party hits back at Kylian Mbappé criticism

The Guardian · May 13, 2026, 3:08 PM

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French football captain warned against prospect of far-right National Rally party gaining power The French football captain, Kylian Mbappé, has angered Marine Le Pen’s far-right party after expressing concerns about it winning next year’s presidential election.Mbappé, 27, who grew up in Paris’s northern suburbs, in a family with Algerian and Cameroonian heritage, told Vanity Fair this week: “I know what it means and what consequences it can have for my country when people like them come to power.” Continue reading...

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