Eric Zemmour Confirms 2027 French Presidential Bid, Targets Immigration
He says he wants 2 million fewer immigrants and plans to expel foreign offenders and long-term unemployed legal residents.
- On Tuesday, politician Eric Zemmour confirmed he will stand in next year's French presidential election, telling TF1 TV, "I can confirm to you that I will indeed be a candidate in the Presidential election."
- The 68-year-old Jewish author and veteran television commentator won 7% of the vote in 2022 and now campaigns to "keep a France that is French," representing his Reconquest party.
- Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon of France Unbowed lead voting intentions, with polls currently showing Le Pen as likely to win next year's election.
- Zemmour advocates for "two million fewer immigrants" in France, whom some far-right figures blame for instigating violence during recent student-led cost-of-living protests.
- The candidate received a criminal conviction in 2020 for remarks calling Muslim women and men wearing traditional religious clothing part of an "invasion" and "colonization," yet continues his campaign.
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French far-right politician Zemmour joins presidential race
French far-right politician Eric Zemmour Tuesday announced his candidacy in next year's presidential election, vowing to crack down on immigration and expel unemployed foreigners even if they were legal residents.
French far-right politician Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election on Tuesday.
French far-right politician Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election on Tuesday.
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