Victor Chabert
Annoyed by rumors of inflated figures, an attack regularly carried out by his opponents, in particular the entourage of Marine Le Pen, the candidate wants to take the card out of transparency. Eric Zemmour will have the 85,000 members of his Reconquest party and the file of donors noted by bailiff. Europe 1 revealed to you on January 6 that it exceeded 9 million euros in donations.
Eric Zemmour communicates regularly on the number of members of his very young Reconquest party. 80,000 according to his latest statements, but his entourage confirms to Europe 1 that he would be at 85,000 today. More than 4,000 new members would have been registered in the wake of the Cannes meeting on Saturday.
Shutting down rumors of inflated numbers
Regarding donations, Europe 1 revealed to you on January 6 that they now exceed 9 million euros raised. Figures that make his opponents cringe, whether on the side of the Republicans but also and above all of the National Rally, who question them. 85,000 members? Marine Le Pen does not believe a word of it. In private, the candidate of the National Rally repeats at will that the former journalist of Figaro inflates his figures. The relationship between the two candidates from the national bloc is increasingly degraded, especially after the rallying of MEPs RN Gilbert Collard and Jérôme Rivière.
But also, the financial difficulties of the National Rally, which takes a dim view of the increase in membership and donations to the party of Eric Zemmour. To silence the accusations of lies, the team of the Reconquest candidate has therefore decided to have the veracity of the figures certified. In the next few days, a bailiff will note the accounts, and the card file, deemed untrafficable by party executives because the software used, called Nation Builder, is the same as many other candidates.