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The provocative writer who could be the next French president

The French journalist who could unseat President Macron

6 March 2021

9:00 AM

6 March 2021

9:00 AM

 Montpellier

The French ‘grand’ journalist Éric Zemmour is among the most watched, provocative and frequently prosecuted writers in the country. He is now contemplating a piratical presidential challenge that could blow open next year’s presidential election.

A poll last month conducted for the news magazine Valeurs Actuelles says that Zemmour could win 13 per cent of the votes in the first round of the French presidential election.

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