These proposals that Eric Zemmour borrows from François Fillon’s 2017 program – LCI

He claims to be heir to the RPR, and a recent Ifop Fiducial study for LCI shows that his electorate captures a quarter of the former voters of François Fillon. 23% of people who voted for the LR candidate in 2017 say they are ready to put a Zemmour ballot in the polls in 2022; 28% for the voters of Marine Le Pen.

If Eric Zemmour takes up a large part of his proposals on immigration to the candidate of the National Rally (end of land rights and the automatic acquisition of French nationality, end of family reunification …), he also does so. a part in the program of the former Prime Minister of Nicolas Sarkozy.

Sunday, October 24, in Le Grand jury LCI / RTL /Le Figaro, Eric Zemmour reaffirmed his wish to expel the 25% of foreigners serving their sentence in French prisons by forcing their countries of origin to re-welcome them on their territories, and threatening them in the event of refusal of “abolish development aid” and to no longer grant visas to their nationals. In 2017, François Fillon indicated in his program: “In particular, I will make development aid conditional on cooperation from countries of origin of immigration so that they get involved in the return of their nationals.”

Should we go back to the working hours of employees and abolish the 35 hours in the private sector? No, says Eric Zemmour, when François Fillon was in favor of it in 2017, via branch agreements. On the other hand, the polemicist believes that it is necessary to think about it in the public service, where to solve a problem of understaffing in certain sectors he would consider going back to 39 hours. Five years ago, the right-wing candidate also felt that it was necessary “gradually increase working time in the public service to 39 hours per week, on an annualized basis allowing administrations to organize the work cycles most suited to their missions and professions”.

Still on the economy, Eric Zemmour told the Grand Jury on Sunday that he was not for an increase in the minimum wage, which would weigh too heavily on companies, their costs and therefore their competitiveness, preferring a “reindustrialisation” from France. In 2016 during a debate of the primary, François Fillon had estimated that the minimum wage was “the best French society can do given its economic and social situation”. The two men are also for extending the retirement age, but Eric Zemmour has spoken on 64 years, when François Fillon advocated 65 years.

Regarding education, like the former Prime Minister, Eric Zemmour wants the return of the uniform to school, and the abolition of allowances to parents who do not “not sanction their child” disruptive. Finally, like the former tenant of Matignon, Eric Zemmour is for the abolition of State Medical Aid (AME).

Internationally, like François Fillon, Eric Zemmour wishes to reestablish strategic relations with the Russia of Vladimir Putin. Like the former head of government who wanted “achieve the lifting of sanctions against Russia which unfairly penalize our farmers and our businesses”, the journalist wishes to defend French farmers.