Eric Zemmour says he will run in France's 2027 presidential election
Eric Zemmour, an author and television commentator, told French broadcaster TF1 that he will be a candidate in France's next presidential election. The vote is scheduled for April 2027 and will choose a successor to Emmanuel Macron. Al Jazeera reported the announcement on November 10, 2026.
Zemmour, who is 68, also ran in the 2022 election and finished fourth. The campaign he is preparing for next year would be his second run for the presidency.
He has put forward a set of proposals on immigration. According to the same report, he proposes expelling foreign nationals who are in prison in France. He also proposes expelling foreign people who have been out of work for more than six months, even if they hold legal residence in the country. He says he wants two million fewer immigrants in France. These are proposals and goals he has stated, not measures in force.
The 2027 race already has other declared contenders. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, is a candidate, according to the same report.
The campaign is taking shape against a wider backdrop of unrest. In October 2026, France saw violent protests led by students over the cost of living. Those protests were reported by Al Jazeera in the same coverage.
Another contender, Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the France Unbowed movement, unveiled his programme to about 17,000 supporters.
