France players celebrating election results back home ahead of Euro 2024 semifinal
France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home
By DANIELLA MATAR
Published - Jul 08, 2024, 12:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 08, 2024, 12:12 PM EDT
MUNICH (AP) — France 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 runoff parliamentary election.
“The victory of the People,” France midfielder Aurélien Tchouameni wrote on X.
The first-round vote on June 30 saw major gains for National Rally, potentially putting the far right in a position to govern France for the first time since World War II.
