President 2027: Eric Zemmour confirms his candidacy and hardens his migration proposals

Eric Zemmour formalized his candidacy for the presidential election of 2027, Tuesday, November 10, in the 8 p.m. newspaper of TF1. TF1 Info, Le Temps and Ouest-France agree on this announcement and its migration priority. The president of the far right party Reconquest says he wants to "keep a French France" and stop what he describes as the country's "decline". These formulations express his political diagnosis. [S18] [S5] [S21]

A second campaign, after the September declarations

This confirmation comes after a first statement on BFMTV in September, which his entourage had not presented as an officialization. Eric Zemmour finished fourth in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, with 7.07% of the vote. He now justifies his return by the absence, according to him, of another candidate or programme capable of responding to the difficulties he denounces. [S14] [S21] [S22]

Unemployment as a ground for expulsion

Under the term "negative immigration", the candidate sets a target of "two million fewer immigrants" at the end of the quinquennium. Time and TF1 Info report that it intends to return foreign delinquents or imprisoned, but also "foreign unemployed over six months", even in a regular situation. The project therefore goes beyond the fight against irregular immigration. These are electoral proposals, not measures that have entered into force. [S5] [S18] [S22]

For the persons concerned, the issue would be the possibility of continuing to live in France after a loss of employment, without any offence necessarily being charged. The stated criterion is based on the duration of unemployment, not on an individual responsibility demonstrated in this situation. The records do not specify the exceptions, the consideration of family ties or the remedies envisaged. Nor can they verify the feasibility of the quantified objective. [S5] [S22]

Referendum: who decides, with what guarantees?

Asked by Gilles Bouleau on the legal basis of his proposals and their consequences for the rule of law, Éric Zemmour replied that he would make a law and hold a referendum on migration policy. He claims that judges should not rule in the place of the people, while saying that they do not want to dissolve the Constitutional Council. [S22]

The exchange thus opposes the popular legitimacy invoked by the candidate to the legal limits of power recalled during the interview. For individuals, the issue is also the protections surrounding each removal decision. No referendum text or detailed arrangements are presented in the report: the way in which promised evictions are reconciled with individual guarantees remains undetermined. [S22]

Freedom of expression and judicial responsibility

Eric Zemmour claims to be a victim of "judicial harassment" and invokes his relaxation. Ouest-France recalls, however, its final condemnation in 2025 for complicity in incitement to hatred, concerning its comments on isolated minors. The candidate also wants to abolish a law which he calls "liberticide". The terms "judicial harassment" and "opinion offences" fall within his political defence, not a judicial finding established by these articles. [S21] [S4]

The reactions differ. Eric Ciotti minimizes the scope of this application, while Fabien Roussel demands the ineligibility of politicians convicted of racism: this latter position is a claim, not a decision concerning Eric Zemmour. Moreover, the referral to the courts announced by the Arcom after other statements considered discriminatory is a separate procedure from the convictions already handed down. [S5] [S4] [S21]

Budget and sponsorship: details expected

The candidate also announces a plan for the recovery of public finances and the reduction of expenditure and taxes, with an amount of 280 billion euros. The monitoring of TF1 Info does not provide a breakdown or timetable to identify the beneficiaries, the services concerned or the people who would support the savings. This figure remains an announcement without a budget demonstration in the reported interview. [S22]

Eric Zemmour ensures he can finance his campaign without a bank loan and calls on the mayors to sponsor it. This statement does not prove that it gathers the necessary submissions. The Constitutional Council recalls the threshold of 500 sponsorships from at least 30 overseas departments or communities, with a maximum of 50 signatures from the same territory among the 500 required. [S22] [S23]

Finally, the calendar calls for caution: Euronews and current values give different deadlines for sponsorships. The evidence consulted does not make it possible to resolve this discrepancy. The television announcement thus confirms a political candidacy, without a definitive admission to the election. [S1] [S3] [S23]