Europe 1 with AFP 11:25 a.m., April 12, 2022

RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen rejected on Tuesday the possibility that Eric Zemmour, who came fourth in the first round, would be part of her government if she is elected to the Élysée on April 24.

Moreover, Marine Le Pen does not rule out the idea of ​​an alliance during the legislative elections.

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the possibility of seeing Éric Zemmour appear in his government in the event of an election on April 24, Marine Le Pen replied: "No, that's not a possibility. He doesn't want to. and I don't want to either."

She also underlined having "expressed throughout the first-round campaign the differences she might have with Éric Zemmour, but I always conceded to him, without any difficulty, that he was part of the camp of those who believe in France, who believe that France must once again become a sovereign country," she said.

Marion Maréchal doubts her aunt's ability to win the election

Asked about the possibility of alliances with the Reconquest party of the far-right candidate for the June legislative elections, she considered that "we are not there", since the second round still remains to be passed, while emphasizing that "it will also depend on the results of the presidential elections".

Éric Zemmour called on his voters on Sunday evening to vote for Marine Le Pen in the second round on April 24, despite his "disagreements" with her.

Since then, Marion Maréchal, support of Eric Zemmour and niece of Marine Le Pen, doubted on Monday the ability of the RN candidate to win against Emmanuel Macron if she does not seal "alliances" on the right.

"The ball is in his court," she said of Marine Le Pen.

Reconquest, however, denies any "bargaining".

“I have already made my choice for the post of Prime Minister”

Asked moreover about the identity of her Prime Minister if she were elected, Marine Le Pen refused to answer, even if she assured to have already made her choice.

She assured that she had "all the teams you need" in the event of an election.

"I could even set up four or five of them", she assured, referring to "very high quality people, mayors, regional councilors, people elected for sometimes decades and who therefore have a very good knowledge of the able".

Before the first round of the presidential election, she had not ruled out, if elected, the participation in her "government of national unity" of people from "the Chevènementist left, that is to say from a sovereignist left.

"A totally unrealizable fantasy" for Marion Maréchal, for whom "these people will never come".