Imbroglio around a Le Pen – Zemmour meeting

Herald of the union of the rights, Robert Ménard has been maneuvering for years to try to bring the right closer to the right of the National Rally (RN).

So far without success.

Latest failure: the mayor of Béziers proposed this Friday a discussion between Éric Zemmour, columnist with conservative and controversial positions, and Marine Le Pen, president of the RN.

The first leaves doubt on his possible presidential candidacy, but takes one step further each week.

A source of concern in the camp of Marine Le Pen, a longtime declared candidate.

Listening to Robert Ménard, his proposal would also aim to avoid a confrontation at the polls, likely to divide part of the electorate.

“I tell them:

Stop your bullshit, come to Béziers and let's talk.

Make a commitment: whoever comes first, you will support him,

”he said this morning on BFMTV / RMC.

The Zemmour clan wants a "public debate"

In the process, the columnist of CNews announced wanting to debate in Béziers with Marine Le Pen… Who has accepted a dinner a little later in the day, according to BFMTV / RMC.

The deputy Emmanuelle Ménard, wife of the mayor of Béziers, specifying to the news channel that the meeting was not intended to be "under the spotlight".

Except that for those around Éric Zemmour, ultimately, it's no.

"Eric agrees for a debate, not for back kitchen shenanigans," insists his team at Le Parisien.

In short, no for a dinner, yes for a "public debate".

Nothing could be more logical: a debate against Marine Le Pen would give Eric Zemmour's candidacy a little more credibility.

Where the boss of the RN has been applying for months to appear as the only opponent of Emmanuel Macron, and the only candidate of his political camp.

If there is a survivor of the #LePen and #Zemmour picnic, he could agree to a debate with me.

That way we will finally hear a well-argued response to their delirium.

- Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) September 3, 2021

Ultimate rebound of this burlesque exchange, Jean-Luc Mélenchon did not fail to add his two cents.

“If there is a Le Pen and Zemmour picnic survivor, he could agree to a debate with me.

That way, we will finally hear a well-argued response to their delirium, ”mocks the leader of the Insoumis, known, like Eric Zemmour, for his qualities as a debater.

LREM is already rubbing its hands

Proof of the fear of Marine Le Pen, the head of the RN has already met the polemicist earlier this year. As Le Monde reports, the two saw each other last spring. The boss of the RN would have come out of the baffled meeting. "I did not recognize him," she was surprised in private, according to the evening daily. And predict: "This story is going to end badly. In the latest polls, Eric Zemmour, if he were a candidate in the presidential election, would obtain 7% to 8% of the voting intentions, nibbling the Lepéniste electorate.

With this new bellows, Eric Zemmour continues to sow small stones in the shoes of Marine Le Pen. Something to delight the macronie. “Marine Le Pen may no longer be alone on the far right and that destabilizes her. It took a very hard blow to the regional and, in addition, it must manage the Zemmour hypothesis, ”savored a member of the government who observed the match dawning.