If Eric Zemmour maintains the mystery around a possible presidential candidacy of 2022, his supporters seem, them, decided.
The fundraising association of the "Friends of Eric Zemmour" party was approved Wednesday by the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Funding, according to an opinion published in the Official Journal on Thursday.
“The funding association of the
Les Amis d'Eric Zemmour party
, registered in the national register of associations (…), whose head office is located: 18, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75010 Paris, is approved as an association of financing of the political party
Les Amis d'Eric Zemmour
, registered in the national register of associations ”, it is written.
Posters already pasted
Even if he has never explicitly mentioned such a project, many lend the columnist of Cnews and Le Figaro the intention of running for the presidential election of 2022. “Maybe we have to pass to action, ”he said at the beginning of June on the YouTube channel“ Black Book ”, hosted by relatives of the former MP RN Marion Maréchal.
During the night of this Sunday to Monday, thousands of posters "Zemmour president" were pasted in several cities of France, revealing that some of his supporters were preparing a candidacy.
This Tuesday, the publishing house Albin Michel, for its part, indicated to have broken with the polemicist because he "wants to become a politician" and has the "intention to engage in the presidential election".
Seen in Paris (6th) this morning.
# Zemmour2022? #DemainAvecZemmour pic.twitter.com/Abyj9utkua
- The Free Student (@LEtudiant_Libre) June 28, 2021
However, as long as he is not declared a candidate or supporter of a party, the CSA does not count Eric Zemmour's speaking time.
Targeted in the press by several accusations of sexual assault, Eric Zemmour was sentenced in the fall to a fine of 10,000 euros for insult and incitement to hatred after a diatribe against Islam and "colonizing" immigrants in September 2019.
