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Éric Zemmour Confirms 2027 French Presidential Bid on TF1
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Zemmour officially announces 2027 presidential bid on TF1. Campaign pledges two million fewer immigrants by end of term.
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Zemmour re-enters 2027
Éric Zemmour announced his plan to run in the presidential election scheduled to be held in France next year during an interview with TF1 on Monday, saying, "I can confirm to you that I will indeed be a candidate in the presidential election." Zemmour said he was running to "preserve France’s identity" and keep its future in its own hands, and he framed his bid as a way to ensure the country remains French.
Zemmour vowed to crack down on immigration and expel unemployed foreigners even if they were legal residents, and he finished fourth in the 2022 election. Hindustan Times reported that Zemmour said he would again seek the country’s top job next year and that an opinion poll suggested he would secure just 3% to 4% of the vote if the presidential election were held now.
Immigration and expulsion
Zemmour told TF1 that he wanted "two million fewer immigrants by the end of the five-year term," and he would expel foreign offenders who are in prison. Zemmour also wanted to expel "foreign unemployed people who have been out of work for more than six months" even if they are legal residents.
Zemmour stated, "I am running to allow me to preserve a France that is French and for our future to be French," and he added that he wanted "two million fewer immigrants by the end of his five-year term." Al Jazeera reported that Zemmour said he wanted to expel foreign offenders who are in prison, as well as "foreign unemployed people who have been out of work for more than six months" even if they are legal residents.
Polls, rivals, and timing
Hindustan Times said an opinion poll conducted last week showed Zemmour would garner 3% to 4% of the votes if the first round were held now, and it said the first round was slated for April 18. Marine Le Pen would face far-left rival Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the second-round runoff slated for May 2, with Le Pen the favorite to succeed President Emmanuel Macron.
Le Parisien reported that a Toluna Harris Interactive poll conducted from November 3 to 5 for M 6 and RTL indicated Zemmour’s score had fallen by one or two points since the last survey and stabilized between 3% and 4% of voting intentions. Le Parisien said another OpinionWay poll conducted from October 21 to 22 for CNews gave Zemmour at 4%, and it said an Ifop-Fiducial poll for LCI, Le Figaro and Sud Radio placed him between 3% and 3.5% of voting intentions.