After a first oyster at 4:40 a.m. then the inevitable cutting of the calf's head, the presidential candidate stopped in front of the cameras to defend the "France of the morning workers" and oppose it to the "France of the assisted and profiteers".

Imitating Nicolas Sarkozy, who praised "France which rises early" throughout the 2007 presidential campaign, the far-right candidate on Friday hailed "France which rises early against France which gorges itself behind our backs ".

As he has been doing for several days like other opponents of Emmanuel Macron, he resumed his criticism of the government's extensive use of consulting firms during the five-year term, in particular the American firm McKinsey.

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President Eric Zemmour visiting the Rungis wholesale market on April 1, 2022 BERTRAND GUAY AFP

"It is revealing of the state of mind of Emmanuel Macron" who works with his "buddies" and it is, according to Eric Zemmour, a "submission to the United States".

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again put his bad run in the polls into perspective by invoking a "hidden vote" in his favour.

Was he mistaken in focusing his campaign on radical proposals against immigration rather than purchasing power, as his RN rival Marine Le Pen does?

"There is what is in the news" and what is for "eternity. I am fighting so that the History of France can continue" and that "France remains France" , he reiterated.

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President Eric Zemmour visiting the Rungis wholesale market on April 1, 2022 BERTRAND GUAY AFP

The candidate spoke with professionals, chaining the selfies.

Employees expressed their disapproval, one launching a mocking "Allah Akbar", while others defended a France "blue white red multicolored" or asked the candidate to "leave their children alone".

In the offal, a Malian worker, Mohamed Dantioko, dialogued with Eric Zemmour to oppose his program.

"I told him that I did not agree. With him, all of France's problems boil down to immigration. He wants to send unemployed foreign workers back after six months, it's unfair," he said. explained Mr. Dantioko to AFP.

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President Eric Zemmour visiting the Rungis wholesale market on April 1, 2022 BERTRAND GUAY AFP

Eric Zemmour stressed that he had no problem with "working immigrants".

“We foreigners are workers,” an employee told him at the meat pavilion.

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