The past of a member of Reconquest! who played in X-rated films for ten years, caused a crisis within the party of Éric Zemmour in Ardèche. Asked by Dauphiné Libéré (paid article) the ex-porn actress and her husband publicly denounce their “eviction” from the departmental office “on the grounds of the former profession, however legal, of Madame”.
Francine Floch, alias “Josephine of Mauritius”, made a career from 1997 to 2008 in pornographic cinema. Her husband Didier Floch, a former radio host, was her producer. Seduced by Éric Zemmour’s candidacy for the presidential election, both had offered their services to Reconquête! at the end of last year. Didier Floch then became secretary general of the party in Ardèche, where they live.
In mid-February, however, the departmental coordinator of the party asked them to close two blogs evoking the career of the wife in X and an old conviction of the husband, who no longer appears in his criminal record. Justifying this rehabilitation, Didier Floch refused to comply, just like his wife.
On February 23, their case was examined by the Ardèche office of Reconquête!, transformed into “court of the Inquisition” according to them. Faced with their persistent refusal to withdraw from the internet, the other members resigned so that a new office could be formed without the couple. A “unfair maneuver” and “inadmissible” in the eyes of the two activists, whom they say they denounced in vain to the national authorities of the party, before leaving Reconquête! last week.
“They were not dismissed, there was no disciplinary procedure against them, I dialogued with them to try to find a compromise”defended Thibault Verny, regional coordinator of the party.
“”We paid attention to who joined the departmental offices, I asked to check everyone’s past so that we did not have any black sheep or dubious profiles”.
Thibault Verny, regional coordinator of Reconquest!at AFP
“The majority of the office was uncomfortable and we asked them to put their websites on stand-by for a few months, the time of the campaign. They refused and I was forced to ask for the formation of a new office”concluded the official.