Far-right politician Éric Zemmour joins 2027 French presidential race
- French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, vowing to crack down on immigration and expel unemployed foreigners even if they were legal residents.
- "I will be a candidate in the presidential election," the head of the Reconquest party, who was a distant fourth in the last vote for the top job in 2022, told the BFMTV broadcaster.
- Watch morePresidential campaigning kicks off in France ahead of 2027 elections He joins the fray as more prominent far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is eyeing her best chance at winning power next year
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- French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, vowing to crack down on immigration and expel unemployed foreigners even if they were legal residents.
- "I will be a candidate in the presidential election," the head of the Reconquest party, who was a distant fourth in the last vote for the top job in 2022, told the BFMTV broadcaster.
- Watch morePresidential campaigning kicks off in France ahead of 2027 elections He joins the fray as more prominent far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is eyeing her best chance at winning power next year
Sources: France 24