Victor Chabert, edited by Gauthier Delomez with AFP 11:33, December 01, 2021

A particularly expected service.

The polemicist Eric Zemmour was the guest of the 20h of TF1 a few hours after having officially declared himself a candidate for the presidential election.

A must for the former journalist who wanted to clarify his vision, and who is actually launching his campaign.

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First exam for candidate Éric Zemmour.

The polemicist lived his very first interview as a contender for the presidential function Tuesday evening, on the set of 20h of TF1.

The dialogue with the presenter Gilles Bouleau offered some "muscular" moments.

For the essayist, this interview, a must for any candidate in the election, was the opportunity to unveil the main axes of his vision against the French, a few hours after the broadcast of his highly commented candidacy video.

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Sweep away the controversies of his statements

The first striking element is that the transformation of the polemicist into a candidate for the presidency of the Republic is clearly made, according to his statements.

In fact, it was time for him to dismiss the various controversies surrounding his statements.

To criticism of his alleged sexism, Eric Zemmour replied that he was the candidate whose program would best protect women, for whom "white patriarchy" is not the main problem.

Implied, it is rather the fault of immigration.

Eric Zemmour also clarified his vision of Islam, which he dissociates from Muslims.

And to insist: he will be the president of all French people, of all confessions.

Next big meeting on Sunday at the Zénith in Paris

However, the hardest part remains for the former journalist. Four months before the ballot, the candidate met for the first time his political committee on Wednesday morning. His presidential campaign will focus on five priorities, the five i's: identity, education, taxes, industry and independence. Then comes the race for sponsorships, of which he would have between 250 and 300 promises of elected officials.

Above all, his next big meeting is at the Zénith in Paris on Sunday.

His relatives confide that there will be well over 6,000 people in the room, while around 5,000 are expected.

The former journalist is working on his speech himself, he wants to expose his vision, his program, and make himself better known to the French.

This meeting will also mark the launch of his political party.

Make way for the concrete, therefore, for the polemicist.

7 million spectators watching Zemmour's interview

The TF1 interview with presidential candidate Eric Zemmour was followed Tuesday evening by 7.2 million viewers and thus captured 30.9% of audience share, the private channel announced on Wednesday.