The politician promised to tighten immigration control and deport unemployed foreigners even if they live legally in the country.
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“I will be a candidate in the presidential elections,” said the leader of the “Reconquest” party, who came fourth in the 2022 elections, to BFMTV television.
E. Zemmour is entering the race at a time when the more prominent far-right candidate Marine Le Pen hopes for her best chance to win power when President Emmanuel Macron steps down.
In July, the court shortened the ban on her holding public office due to a conviction for abuse of power.
The veteran politician from the anti-immigration “National Rally” (RN) party, which came second after E. Macron in the last two elections, is predicted to lead in the first round of voting.
E. Zemmour supports stopping immigration and the remigration of foreigners back to their countries of origin.
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“All foreign offenders must be deported, even those who are not imprisoned,” he said.
“We must also, of course, deport illegal immigrants. We must deport those who have not worked for a long time and all who live only on social benefits,” the politician added.
Recent polls show that M. Le Pen is expected to take first place in the first round of the upcoming presidential elections.
A poll conducted this weekend shows that centrist, former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe could make it to the second round and compete with M. Le Pen, but only if his centrist rival Gabriel Attal withdraws.
Otherwise, her opponent could be the hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to a poll involving 13,000 voters.
