The likely presidential candidate, considered the “French Trump,” has been the subject of negative publicity recently.
29.11. 19:34
Next was held as a challenger to the incumbent President of the French presidential election in the spring Éric Zemmour, 63, made headlines again when an AFP photographer photographed Zemmour showing a woman a middle finger in her car in Marseille, France.
Politico online magazine according to the photographer, Zemmour responded to a woman showing him a similar hand signal.
This is not the first time a potential presidential candidate has faced negative publicity.
Zemmour recently announced that he would sue the French gossip magazine Closer after the magazine claimed that a married Zemmour campaign assistant would carry his child.
Zemmour, who seeks the votes of conservatives and those who support traditional values, justified his claim in the online magazine Politico by by violating his privacy.
As a supplier and Zemmour, known as a television face, is emerging as a notable contender for the presidential race, according to opinion polls. He is believed to be able to collect votes from both the more moderate right and the far right.
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For example, produced by Harris Interactive in October opinion poll according to him was the second most popular candidate for a sitting president Emmanuel Macronin with a support of around 18-19%.
Another Candidate for the Conservatives, National Alliance Marine Le Pen, which has been considered a likely contender for Macron, was barely behind Zemmour in the survey.
Politically in its ideology, Zemmour has even been considered far-right. Among other things, he has argued that the values of Islam are incompatible with the core values of France. He also proposed, for example, a ban on “non-French” names in France.
He has also referred in his speeches to a “demographic change” linked to the anti-immigration rhetoric of the far right.
With his speeches criticizing immigration and populist rhetoric, he has been compared in the media to a former US president To Donald Trump. Zemmour has recognized the parable in The New York Times in an interview saying that he understands the concerns of the working class about immigration and world trade.
Zemmour, who comes from outside politics and has worked for a long time in the media, including the French newspaper Le Figaro, has also said that, like Trump, he considers the traditional press to be “politically correct” and left-wing.
Zemmour has not yet officially announced that he will run for president, but is expected to announce his candidacy shortly.
French presidential elections will be held in April next year.
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