"LE CARACTÈRE RACISTE NE FAIT AUCUN DOUTE": UNE ÉLUE ARGENTINE "NON GRATA" À L'AMBASSADE DE FRANCE APRÈS UN TWEET SUR "L'ÉQUIPE AFRICAINE, SANS MANIÈRES""
Hebe Casado, vice-governor (right) of the prosperous province of Mendoza (west), had, in the wake of the France-Paraguay match at the World Cup (1-0), posted a message on X saying: "Good, Paraguay. The African team, without any manners. I don't support Mbappé".
The French embassy in Argentina has declared a regional elected official "non grata" in its premises or in bilateral cooperation, following a tweet in which she referred to the French football team as an "African team, without manners", the embassy said on Sunday.
Hebe Casado, vice-governor (right) of the prosperous province of Mendoza (west), had, in the wake of the France-Paraguay match at the World Cup (1-0), posted a message on X saying: "Good, Paraguay. The African team, without any manners. I don't support Mbappé".
The French ambassador to Argentina, Romain Nadal, denounced the remarks, stating that "the racist nature of which is beyond doubt" and that "disqualify her (the vice-governor) from working with the embassy or participating in meetings where the embassy is present," he told AFP. "There is no place for racism in Franco-Argentine cooperation."
"We are proud of our diversity"
He consequently announced this week that Hebe Casado was persona non grata at the embassy, and instructed his staff not to participate in any cooperation meetings with the province of Mendoza (Argentina is a federal state) where she might be present, unless she retracted her statements.
"We are proud of our diversity and will not tolerate (...) any form of denigration or questioning of the nationality of our players. How can an official from a country like Argentina, which proudly claims to have welcomed migrants with open arms, criticize another team whose players are also the product of immigration?", the ambassador said.
"Football folklore"
Hebe Casado defended herself against the negative reactions to her remarks by saying on X that "only intelligent people understand sarcasm." On a radio station in Mendoza, she invoked "football folklore" and, regarding France being an "African team," mocked "political correctness," because "everyone has thought it."
His message, which has sparked increasing reactions on social media, was initially overshadowed by the outcry triggered by the insulting remarks of a Paraguayan senator, Celeste Amarilla, about Kylian Mbappé, after the France-Paraguay match.
The Paraguayan parliamentarian's racist remarks provoked an angry reaction from the French captain, as well as condemnation from the governments of France and Paraguay, the president of FIFA, and the UN.
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