Antoine Diers, former spokesman for Reconquête and deputy director of strategy, left the adventure shortly after the first round.
On April 14, Éric Zemmour’s companion and strategist, Sarah Knafo, transmitted the news through a message on a Telegram loop: “For the record, Antoine Diers announced to me that he was leaving the adventure. So, I say goodbye to you in his place!
A former member of the Republicans
Reported by the weekly Current Values, the anecdote was confirmed to AFP by a relative of the far-right candidate. Coming from LR, Antoine Diers made himself known for his regular appearances on continuous news channels and his handlebar mustache, in vogue in the 19th century.
He had notorious enmities with members of the presidential candidate’s campaign team.