Far-Right Politician Éric Zemmour Joins 2027 French Presidential Race
The Reconquête leader says he will halt immigration, expel unemployed foreigners and pursue “remigration” as France’s presidential campaign begins.
- On Friday, Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election during an interview with BFMTV, positioning himself as a hardline far-right challenger.
- Reconquest leader Zemmour has long championed a halt to immigration and the "remigration" of foreigners back to their countries as central policy pillars.
- "All foreign offenders must be sent back, even those who are not in prison," Zemmour said, adding that undocumented immigrants and long-term unemployed foreigners must also be expelled.
- He joins a crowded field as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to step down, with Marine, of the National Rally, widely projected to lead in recent opinion polls.
- A survey of 13,000 voters suggests Jean-Luc Melenchon could emerge as a major opponent, while centrist Edouard Philippe may reach the second round if Gabriel Attal withdraws.
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The far-right candidate promises to crack down on immigration, and advocates the expulsion of the long-term unemployed.
Far-right politician Eric Zemmour announced his participation in next year's French presidential election on Friday.
French far-right politician Eric Zemmour has announced his intention to run in next year's presidential election, promising to crack down on immigrants and expel unemployed foreigners from the country, even if they are legal residents.
Far-right politician Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for the French presidential election in 2027, which leads in the polls the ultra-right Marine Le Pen, and promised energetic measures against immigration.The second economy of the European Union will hold in April and May 2027 a presidential crucial for the bloc, in a context of a sense of decline among voters after almost ten years of president of the center-right Emmanuel Macron.Continu…
Eric Zemour has confirmed he will run for France's presidency in the 2027 elections, ending scenarios over who will represent his far-right party in the next election. Speaking to BFMTV, Zemour - a proponent of the principle of “remigration” (also espoused by the AfD in Germany), that is, the return of foreigners to their countries of origin - outlined key policy axes of his proposal, with migration at the heart of it. He described a number of c…
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