Éric Zemmour will indeed be a candidate in the 2027 presidential election. The leader of Reconquête officially announced his candidacy this Tuesday evening during the 20 p.m. news broadcast on TF1. Five years after his first attempt, the former polemicist intends to once again run for the Élysée Palace, with immigration and national identity at the heart of his platform.
"I am running to preserve a French France ," declared Éric Zemmour on TF1. This statement, used by the founder of Reconquête, summarized the objective of his new presidential campaign.
A candidacy announced back in September, now officially confirmed
Tuesday's announcement confirms a decision that Éric Zemmour had already made public on September 17. During an appearance on BFMTV , he stated: "I am a candidate for the presidency of the Republic, I will be a candidate in the presidential election." He did, however, distinguish this statement from a formal declaration, expected in the fall.
As we explained in our article about his candidacy and Sarah Knafo's role , the president of Reconquête had also ruled out the possibility of his partner, a Member of the European Parliament and vice-president of the movement, running. She herself had presented Éric Zemmour as her party's natural candidate.
Immigration, deportations and national identity are at the heart of his program
Éric Zemmour intends to continue the political line he defended during his previous campaign. He makes reducing immigration, security, and defending French identity his main priorities.
In recent weeks, he has notably proposed the expulsion of foreigners convicted by the courts, people in an irregular situation, but also foreigners in a regular situation who would remain permanently unemployed or live exclusively on social assistance.
The president of Reconquête also defended the development of robotics and artificial intelligence in order to reduce the use of immigrant labor in certain economic sectors.
After his 7,07% in 2022, Zemmour sets out to conquer the Élysée Palace once again.
In 2022, Éric Zemmour received 7,07% of the votes cast in the first round , finishing in fourth place behind Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon . He subsequently failed to be elected as a member of parliament in the Var department.
His new candidacy puts him once again in opposition to the National Rally , with which Reconquête shares some of its campaign themes, particularly on immigration and security.
Éric Zemmour will now have to gather the 500 endorsements from elected officials required to be officially included on the list of candidates validated by the Constitutional Council . He had passed this stage in 2022, obtaining 741 endorsements.
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