While his professional football career is showing no signs of hitting the buffers anytime soon, Kylian Mbappe may be reassured that he has a burgeoning base for a future political career.
The young man received a number of votes in the recent French presidential election, which concluded last weekend with the reelection of the young man's boss, the young man's boss, the young man's boss, the young man's boss, the young man's boss,
The 44-year-old became the first French president to be reelected in 20 years after defeating a number of other candidates, including Kylian Mbappe, who received 10 votes despite not being included on the ballot.
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Tallenay is a small town in the east of the country with a population of around 400.
In the second round of voting in Tallenay, 175 locals voted for the centrist candidate, while 75 voted for the incumbent Marine Le Pen, giving him a 70% share of the town's vote.
According to official figures, approximately 28% of registered voters in France did not vote in the presidential election, the highest amount in the past two decades. French voters can show their displeasure with both candidates by casting blank ballots.
In Tallenay, 50 voters abstained, 22 left their vote blank and 10 of the 26 spoiled ballots were submitted with the name of Kylian Mbappe on them.
The mayor of Tallenay told Le Parisien that they saw one vote and two more. The name was written on a computer and printed out. It didn't seem to be the actions of a joke, but a concerted decision.
Was it a bet between friends? Five couples had dinner together on Saturday to come up with an idea. I don't know.
I refuse to judge the actions of my voters. They can vote to return a blank vote. We had two other ballot papers with the name of the former deputy in chief with a photomontage.
The World Cup winner will always be welcome to visit Tallenay, which is located in the eastern region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, about 30 miles from the Swiss.
I invite Kylian Mbappe to come! He said that they were two hours by train from Paris.
Unfortunately, there is no football team in Tallenay, so Mbappe would not be able to score a few goals for the local side as a photo op to launch his electoral campaign.
Aramide contributed to the report.
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