“I have decided to entrust Marion Maréchal with the mission of leading the Reconquest list for the European elections”, party president Éric Zemmour said on Wednesday in an interview with Figaro.
“I hope that she will be accompanied by the whole young generation, coming from all the right-wing parties, who rallied me during the presidential election and that they achieve the highest possible score”, continued the ex-controversialist, explaining that he does not have “vocation to be a candidate in all elections”, while recognizing Marine Le Pen’s niece “talent”.
“A referendum on immigration” for Zemmour
“You can defend your convictions, your conception of Europe without necessarily being at the top of the list”, explained the unsuccessful presidential candidate, who came in fourth position in 2022 (7.07% of the votes cast), noting that he would “obviously campaign”.
“We are going to make the Europeans of June 9 a referendum on immigration”, he added, a subject which is, according to him, a “European priority”, “both for a demographic reason”, “a democratic reason”, “and finally for a reason of efficiency: our continent will defend itself better if it is united against this danger”.
Dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of Cassation
Zemmour does not join the request of Jordan Bardella, president of the RN and head of the list of the Lepenist party for the Europeans, to organize a referendum on immigration on election day.
“In France, it is the President of the Republic who decides on a referendum or not. I ask the French people to make the European elections a referendum on immigration and to vote for the list which is the clearest”, he justifies himself.
Asked about the decision rendered Tuesday by the Court of Cassation to refer him again to a criminal court for having affirmed that Pétain had “saved” Jews, Éric Zemmour denounced a judgment “obviously political”.