Presidential election: Republican MEP François-Xavier Bellamy will sponsor Eric Zemmour – franceinfo

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According to the support of Valérie Pécresse, the objective is to avoid a “major democratic crisis” because the far-right candidate “represents an important movement in public opinion” but he could “be prevented from running”.

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For him, it is a question of “responsibility”. Republican MEP François-Xavier Bellamy announced Thursday, February 24, on European 1that he was going to give his sponsorship for the presidential election to Eric Zemmour, “the most late candidate”in order to avoid a “major democratic crisis”. The former head of the European list called “all the elect” who did not give sponsorship “to react”.

“We are a few days away from the end of sponsorships and we have candidates who represent important movements in opinion, and who could be prevented from running for president.”

François-Xavier Bellamy, LR MEP

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Valérie Pécresse’s special adviser, responsible in his campaign organization chart for relations with the European Parliament, also declared: “If tomorrow there were to be a duel between Emmanuel Macron and Eric Zemmour, I would vote for Eric Zemmour.” “We absolutely need to turn the page of five years of macronism” who has “deeply damaged our country” and “our democratic life”justified the elected to the asserted conservative positions.