“I have decided to entrust Marion Maréchal with the mission of leading the Reconquest list for the European elections,” said party president Eric Zemmour on Wednesday in an interview with Le Figaro.
“I hope that she will be accompanied by the whole young generation, coming from all the right-wing parties, who joined me during the presidential election and that they achieve the highest possible score”, continued the ex-controversialist, explaining that he does not have “a vocation to be a candidate in all elections”, while recognizing Marine Le Pen’s niece “talent”.
Asked about TF1, the interested party confirmed her “political return”, she who was a deputy between 2012 and 2017 before stepping back.
Marion Maréchal clarified that this return in no way foreshadowed ambitions for the next presidential election: “I want Eric Zemmour to be the candidate in 2027, he is the natural candidate”.
Regarding the presence of the latter on the list that it will lead to the Europeans, “it is a decision that has not been taken”, she indicated.
“You can defend your convictions, your conception of Europe without necessarily being at the top of the list”, for his part explained to Figaro the unfortunate presidential candidate, who came in fourth position in 2022 (7.07% of the votes cast) , noting that he would “obviously campaign”.
“We are going to make the Europeans of June 9 a referendum on immigration”, he added, a subject which is, according to him, a “European priority”, “both for a demographic reason”, “a democratic reason”, “and finally for a reason of efficiency: our continent will defend itself better if it is united against this danger”.
Mr. Zemmour does not associate himself with the request of Jordan Bardella, president of the RN and head of the list of the Lepenist party for European women, to organize a referendum on immigration on election day.
“In France, it is the President of the Republic who decides on a referendum or not. I ask the French people to make the European elections a referendum on immigration and to vote for the list which is the clearest”, he justifies himself.
Asked about the decision rendered Tuesday by the Court of Cassation to refer him again to a criminal court for having affirmed that Pétain had “saved” Jews, Eric Zemmour denounced a judgment “obviously political”.
09/06/2023 21:06:15 – Paris (AFP) – © 2023 AFP
