Éric Zemmour confirms candidacy in French presidential election
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
The leader of the far-right Reconquête party, Éric Zemmour, 68, confirmed on Tuesday his candidacy for the Élysée. He is credited with about 4% of voting intentions, far behind Marine Le Pen of the National Rally, according to L’essentiel and AFP.
Éric Zemmour, founder and leader of the far-right Reconquête party, officially confirmed on Tuesday 10 November his candidacy in the French presidential election. He did so after hardening his rhetoric in recent weeks, according to L’essentiel.
Aged 68, the former journalist is credited with about 4% of voting intentions. In 2022, he finished fourth in the first round with 7.07% of the vote, after seeming for a time capable of overtaking Marine Le Pen, the National Rally candidate. He has never regained that momentum, and his partner Sarah Knafo now outstrips him in popularity. His party has failed to establish itself in Parliament.
Éric Zemmour hammers home his vision of a France threatened with "disappearance" because of Muslim immigration. His proposals equate Islam and Islamism, or draw a direct link between immigration and crime. La France Insoumise recently accused the BFMTV channel of letting "racist" remarks flourish on air, notably by inviting him, which the channel denied.
This candidacy comes on top of that of the judoka Teddy Riner, announced the day before, and comes two days after LFI presented its presidential programme in Le Bourget on 8 November.
