Politics · France · 2 hrs ago
Eric Zemmour announces second bid for France's 2027 presidency
Eric Zemmour has announced he will run in France's 2027 presidential election.
The 68-year-old leads the far-right Reconquête party and is known for his anti-immigration views.
He says he wants fewer immigrants in France and would expel foreign residents who have been unemployed for more than six months, even if they are legally in the country.
He came fourth in the 2022 election, winning 7.07% of the first-round vote.
Zemmour will compete with Marine Le Pen, the far-right National Rally leader who is widely projected to win.
Recent protests and violence have been followed by a rise in Le Pen's popularity.
The 2027 election will choose a successor to Emmanuel Macron, whose presidential term is ending.
Eric Zemmour has confirmed he will run in France’s 2027 presidential election.
The 68-year-old leader of the far-right Reconquête party made the announcement on TF1 on November 10.
Zemmour said he wants fewer immigrants in France and plans to expel foreign unemployed people who have been out of work for more than six months, including legal residents.
It will be his second presidential campaign; he finished fourth in the first round in 2022, with 7.07% of the vote, according to franceinfo.
He is expected to compete with National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, described by Al Jazeera as the election’s frontrunner.
- Who
- Eric Zemmour, leader of the far-right Reconquête party.
- What
- He confirmed he will run in France’s 2027 presidential election.
- When
- November 10, 2026.
- Where
- He announced his candidacy on TF1 television.
- Why
- He said no candidate or programme could stop France’s decline and that he wanted to preserve a French France.
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Zemmour had already signalled he was likely to run again, according to franceinfo.
Zemmour officially confirmed his candidacy on TF1.
Zemmour finished fourth in the first round of the presidential election, winning 7.07% of the vote, according to franceinfo.
- Age
- 68
- Party
- Reconquête
- Election
- France’s 2027 presidential election
- Previous result
- Fourth place in the 2022 first round, with 7.07% of the vote
- Proposal
- Expel foreign unemployed people who have been out of work for more than six months, including legal residents
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What people are saying
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