Éric Zemmour announces second bid for French presidency
Éric Zemmour, leader of France’s far-right Reconquête party, says he will run in April’s presidential election. He was eliminated in the first round of the 2022 vote.
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Éric Zemmour, leader of France’s far-right Reconquête party, says he will run in the country’s presidential election in April. It will be his second bid after he was eliminated in the first round in 2022.
The 68-year-old announced his candidacy on Tuesday. “I am standing to try to preserve a France that is French, and to ensure that our country’s future remains French,” he said, according to Nieuws.nl, which carried an ANP report citing AFP and Reuters.
Zemmour is known for anti-Islam and anti-immigration positions and has been convicted several times over racist remarks, the report says. Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist and television commentator.
In 2022, he campaigned on a promise to save France from problems he attributed to immigration and Islam. He did not make it through the first round.
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