Eric Zemmour about to announce his presidential candidacy

After many trips in France and abroad, in recent weeks, D-Day should therefore be Tuesday, November 30. Eric Zemmour’s entourage informed Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday evening that the far-right polemicist was going to announce his candidacy for the presidential election on Tuesday noon in a video, before being the guest of the 8 p.m. TV news.

“A message to the French” will be “Posted on our social networks”, followed by “20 hours” from TF1, this source said on Monday evening, confirming information from several media. Members of his entourage have already tweeted #Zemmourcandidat.

Four and a half months before the election, the former columnist of the Figaro and CNews is therefore preparing to launch officially at the end of an electric pre-campaign, punctuated by several controversies. Eric Zemmour, 63, is due to hold his first real campaign meeting on Sunday afternoon at the Zénith in Paris. The CGT, Solidaires and anti-fascist activists have already promised a demonstration to make “Shut up Zemmour” at 1 p.m. in the capital.

The sponsorship challenge

By declaring himself Tuesday, the polemicist, who aims to bring together right-wing and far-right voters, parasitizes the process of nomination underway at Les Républicains (LR), who decide between their five contenders from Wednesday to Saturday. They have to debate one last time on television on Tuesday evening, just after the 8 p.m. newscast.

Eric Zemmour, twice convicted of incitement to racial hatred in the past, would declare himself after concluding, this weekend, a heckled visit to Marseille by an exchange of fingers of honor with a passerby. A gesture “Very inelegant”, he agreed the next day.

Stanislas Rigault, who leads Generation Z, the candidate’s youth movement, recognized a moment ” complicated “ in Marseille. “It’s not the best period”, corn “I don’t think the momentum will run out of steam, we have a Zenith that will be full”, he assured on BFM-TV. “The adventure will begin tomorrow at 12 o’clock”, he tweeted, Monday night.

Not benefiting from the support of a party, the constitution of a network on the ground will be one of its many challenges, if only to collect the 500 sponsorships of elected officials necessary for a presidential candidacy. His camp ensures to rely on 250 to 300 sponsorship pledges.