“It did not happen”: this misconception of Eric Zemmour before his official candidacy

He believed in it. After having left the doubt for several weeks, Eric Zemmour is officially candidate for the presidential election of 2022. An officialization made in a video shared on November 30. “It is no longer time to reform France but to save it, which is why I decided to run for the presidential election “, he had announced. However, the polemicist could encounter some problems, as revealed by the Parisian on Tuesday, January 4. Indeed, before formalizing his candidacy, he had no doubts about the 500 sponsorships required. “It’s at the top of the concern pile. He thought that, mechanically, after the declaration of candidacy, he would suddenly collect sponsorship packages “, can we first read. “But that didn’t happen“, it is then specified. Subsequently, the newspaper indicates that it would have so far harvested”350 promises“but also that his team is”optimistic“. It remains to be seen whether Eric Zemmour will obtain the 500 sponsorships of elected officials required by March 4. As a reminder, the elections will take place on April 10 and 24.

He had doubts. This is not the first time that Eric Zemmour’s team has mentioned the missing sponsorships. On December 21, it was the polemicist himself who was addressed to the mayors of France. Indeed, he had publicly denounced the fact of not having yet obtained the 500 sponsorships required for the election. “We must give a voice to millions of French people and not let this election be stolen“, he said in a video shared on his Twitter account. According to him, the”last hope of my opponents is that I don’t get my referrals“, he continued. In this video, the presidential candidate had been very transparent, in particular concerning the reason why he would not obtain these sponsorships.”It is possible that I will not get the sponsorships as the system is designed to protect the major parties“, he denounced before adding:”It is not an easy task when you do not have an established party “, he had concluded. Words that had not gone unnoticed.

Eric Zemmour: what is the name of his political party?

Following the formalization of his candidacy, Eric Zemmour had organized a meeting in Villepinte to present his political party. This one is titled “Reconquest“, he had first indicated before adding:”We are going to reconquer our country to find it. Join us !“. A name that was not chosen at random.”Reconquest is the name of this movement that I wanted to found“, he concluded. Will the polemicist manage to obtain the 500 sponsorships required by March 4?

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