PARIS (Reuters) – Marion Maréchal, the niece of Marine Le Pen who supported Eric Zemmour for the first round of the presidential election, confirmed on Tuesday her support for the far-right essayist by announcing her appointment as vice-president. executive presidency of “Reconquest!”.
“I have decided to join the Reconquete2022 movement and to get fully involved in it. I am therefore pleased to announce my appointment as executive vice-president”, wrote the former member of the National Front on Twitter.
Eric Zemmour, who was aiming to reach the second round of the French presidential election, came fourth on April 10 with 7.1% of the vote.
The ex-candidate of “Reconquest!” has not yet decided on a candidacy for the June legislative elections but its “young national movement”, which claims 121,000 members, intends to present candidates “everywhere” in France.
“Reconquête! is the first party in France and the first right-wing party which aims to bring together patriots, conservatives, republicans and independents from the next legislative elections in the 577 constituencies”, can we read in a press release from the movement entitled “The Reconquest continues”.
Eric Zemmour confirms the composition of the executive bureau and the political committee of his movement, with his partner Sarah Knafo in the first instance, and Marion Maréchal, Guillaume Peltier and Stanislas Rigault, president of “Generation Z”, as vice- executive presidents.
(Written by Sophie Louet)
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