Eric Zemmour, candidate for the presidential elections, tours France to promote his book, France has not said its last word, and he takes the opportunity to invite himself to the public debate. After leaving some doubts, he officially declares himself a candidate for the race for the Élysée Palace on November 30, 2021. In the polls he is gaining places every week. The far-right polemicist is now neck and neck with Marine Le Pen, for second place in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, according to voting intention. In less than two months, Eric Zemmour has risen to the rank of National Group candidate in the polls, with assumed radicalism. In his outings, he willingly embraces the theory of the so-called “great replacement” and his proposals often focus on the immigration issue: zero immigration, an end to family reunification or even the ban on foreign given names and the abolition of the birthright. The author of “French Suicide” directs most of his criticism against Islam and promotes conservative social positions, particularly regarding the place of women. Often prosecuted for discrimination and racial hatred, Eric Zemmour has been released frequently. In 2011, however, he was definitively sentenced for statements made on a television program, where he claimed “that the majority of traffickers are black and Arab.” After these statements, the criminal court considers that the essayist’s speech is similar to a provocation to racial discrimination. Eric Zemmour was born in Montreuil on August 31, 1958. He is 63 years old. He is married to the lawyer Mylène Chichportich. He does not belong to any party but would consider creating his own, under the name of “Vox Populi”. His campaign headquarters was inaugurated on October 26, 2021, in the presence of his team and his close adviser Sarah Knafo.
Source: BFM TV
