Marine Le Pen said on Saturday that she "
did not share
" the "
theory that France expects a Trump
" and that she had told columnist Eric Zemmour, whose presidential intentions are the subject of speculations.
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"
I told him that the theory according to which France is waiting for a Trump is a theory that I do not share
", declared the candidate for the Elysee Palace in front of several journalists on the sidelines of her return to Fréjus (Var), while the he hypothesis of a candidacy of the author of the
French Suicide
agitates the National Rally. The head of the RN thinks that Eric Zemmour will be a candidate but that he "
will not go to the end
".
"
When we make 'Zemmour president' posters and look for sponsorships, it means that we are a candidate,
" she said.
But for a presidential campaign, which is an "
obstacle course
", "
you need a project, have it matured, teams, and gather sponsorships
".
The possible candidacy of Eric Zemmour, "
it neither worries me nor anguishes me, we look at it with a lot of calm
" and without "
feverishness
", she assured.
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Regarding the decision of the CSA to count the speaking time of Eric Zemmour, she wished the respect of "
all the rules, just the rules, but for everyone
". However, “
we are going to have the moment of the third man. We had a lot of them,
”she said, citing the past candidacies of Jean-Pierre Chevènement, François Bayrou or Arlette Laguiller, as well as“
marginal
”
candidacies
close to her camp, such as Bruno Mégret, Philippe de Villiers or Nicolas Dupont-Aignan.