Guardian Weekly

From pundit to president? The far-right rise of Éric Zemmour

He has been convicted for inciting racial hatred, attacked for claiming the Nazi collaborator Marshal Pétain saved French Jews rather than aiding their deportation to death camps, and was last week described by the French justice minister as a dangerous racist and Holocaust denier.

But Éric Zemmour, a far-right French TV pundit, is rising so fast in opinion polls for president that one recent survey found he could make the final round

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Guardian Weekly

Guardian Weekly1 min read
Reader’s Eyewitness
Do you have a recently taken picture you’d like to share with Guardian Weekly? Scan the QR code or visit theguardian.com/pictures-guardian-weekly and we’ll print your best submissions ■
Guardian Weekly1 min read
Quick crossword No 16,837
1 Musical ending (4) 3 The ___, Indian Ocean republic (8) 8 Seaweed (4) 9 Dark beer (5,3) 11 Blatantly confrontational (2-4-4) 14 Baddie (6) 15 Paper man or woman (6) 17 Chap offering wise counsel? (5,5) 20 Contradiction (8) 21 Witty remark (4) 22 Di
Guardian Weekly2 min read
№ 265 Chipotle Chicken With Black-eyed Bean Salsa
Prep 25 min Marinate 1 hr+ Cook 1hr 10 min Serves 6-8 GLUTEN FREE 8 chicken thighs3 onions (500g), peeled and cut in half through the root, then each half cut into three lengthwise 200g jarred roastred peppers (drained weight)½ tsp ground cinnamon1 ½

Related Books & Audiobooks