She retired from political life in 2017. And yet, Marion Maréchal will indeed lead the Reconquest list! for the next European elections to be held in 2024. Éric Zemmour, the founder of the party, had announced this a few minutes earlier in an interview with the Figaro before the person concerned confirms it at the microphone of Gilles Bouleau in the 8 p.m. newspaper of TF1.
“I want her to be accompanied by the whole young generation, from all the right-wing parties, who joined me during the presidential election and that they achieve the highest score possible,” said the former polemicist, in particular. explaining that he does not have “a vocation to be a candidate in all elections”, and recognizing Marine Le Pen’s niece “talent”. Asked about TF1, the person concerned confirmed her “political return”, she who was a member of parliament between 2012 and 2017 before stepping back.
“The Natural Candidate”
Marion Maréchal clarified that this return in no way foreshadowed ambitions for the next presidential election: “I want Eric Zemmour to be the candidate in 2027, he is the natural candidate”. Regarding the presence of the latter on the list that it will lead to the Europeans, “it is a decision that has not been taken”, she indicated.
“We can defend our convictions, our conception of Europe without necessarily being at the top of the list”, for his part explained to Figaro the unfortunate presidential candidate, who arrived 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”.
“It is the president who decides on a referendum or not”
Eric Zemmour does not, however, join the request of Jordan Bardella, president of the RN and head of the list of the Lepenist party for 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, Eric Zemmour denounced a judgment “obviously political”.