Eric Zemmour and his close advisor Sarah Knafo: a private comment from Philippe De Villiers unveiled

The woman in the shadows … who will end up overshadowing him? Close advisor to the not yet candidate Eric Zemmour, Sarah Knafo fascinates and intrigues, even in the entourage close to the polemicist. For some, the relationship between the former CNews columnist and the 28-year-old enarque could harm Eric Zemmour, if he got off to a good start in the race for the 2022 presidential election. In his book the Radicalized, the journalist Etienne Girard notably reveals a private commentary by Philippe de Villiers. At the end of a meeting organized in large part by Sarah Knafo last summer, the former deputy wondered and launched to his relatives a small intriguing sentence: “They fascinate each other. It will end badly”. The reason ? During the day, Eric Zemmour did not let go of his close advisor, “only chatting with the people she introduced to him”, notes the journalist in his book.

In his book, including The Express publish the right sheets, Etienne Girard also looks back on the meeting of Eric Zemmour and Sarah Knafo. “They have known each other since 2007. Sarah Knafo is 13 years old, her father is a friend of Eric, whom she sometimes calls ‘Z'”, he writes before listing the common points that unite them: “Same Sephardic Jewish origins, same youth in Seine-Saint-Denis, in Pavillon-sous-Bois for the young woman”. According to him, the presence of the young woman in the political future of Eric Zemmour is fundamental. “The vast majority of members of Eric Zemmour’s campaign are convinced that if there is no Sarah Knafo, there is never a candidacy”, he confided on BFMTV. And in recent months, she has imposed herself naturally in the campaign team of one who has still not lifted the veil on his political intentions.

Sarah Knafo: why she put her career on hold

“Little by little, she established herself as his advisor by preparing him encrypted notes sent by e-mail before his broadcasts, or by giving his opinion on his career choices”, wrote the journalist again, who thinks he knows the symbolic date on which Eric Zemmour will indeed be a candidate for the Elysee Palace. For him, Sarah Knafo in any case had to put his career on hold. A graduate of ENA, the 28-year-old young woman left her prestigious post at the Court of Auditors. “I have enacted a rule that applies to everyone, announced the first president, Pierre Moscovici, to the Parisian. As soon as a member of the Court of Auditors has an ostensible, visible or official function in a campaign, he must request his release. “ Since September 20, she is no longer an employee of the Court of Auditors but communications advisor to Eric Zemmour.

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