The war in Ukraine puts Éric Zemmour under pressure. After his statements about Ukrainian refugees and the outrage they aroused, thehe far-right candidate canceled his presence on franceinfo on Thursday morning, where he was to be the guest of the morning radio show.
Article written by
Posted
Update
Reading time : 1 min.
By estimating on Monday 28 February that the arrival of Ukrainian refugees risked “destabilize France”and that he preferred them to stay in Poland, Erick Zemmour has caused trouble even in his own team. Even if he has since nuanced his statements, saying “if there are any who arrive I will not send them back”he provoked a real outcry.
“By closing the door to Ukrainian refugees, it appears stiff”, recognizes one of his lieutenants. Add to that his past and unearthed pro-Putin positions and the declining polls since the start of the war in Ukraine… His entourage chose discretion, so as not to overexpose the candidate. And many are those who advised him to amend his remarks. “We have to show humanity”defends an elected official.
In private, Eric Zemmour has agreed and is trying to deceive him by frankly attacking Vladimir Poutine. But to get out of this bad patch, the candidate is counting above all on the Marion Maréchal card: the muse of the right of the right must formalize his rallying on Sunday at the Toulon meeting… with the hope, among the Zemmourist troops, of giving a halt to this negative spiral.