Éric Zemmour : présidentielle 2027

Reconquête · President of Reconquête

Statut : Declared. Candidacy announced on 17 September 2026 on BFMTV; a formal declaration had been announced for the autumn by Public Sénat, but not observed to date.

Born in Montreuil, a former journalist and essayist, Éric Zemmour founded Reconquête in December 2021. A candidate in the 2022 presidential election, he finished fourth in the first round with 7.07% of the vote.

Average first-round voting intention: 4 %.

Sondage présidentielle 2027 : toutes les intentions de vote pour Éric Zemmour

Éric Zemmour: ten key proposals

  1. Expel foreigners after one year of unemployment, as well as foreign prisoners, offenders and undocumented migrants (Immigration)
  2. Cut public spending by at least 100 billion euros per year and abolish urban policy (Dette et finances publiques)
  3. Introduce mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking and reduce the role of the sentence enforcement judge (Sécurité et justice)
  4. Strip dual nationals convicted of crimes and drug traffickers of their nationality, then deport them to their country of origin (Sécurité et justice)
  5. Cut the fuel excise duty by one third, funded by savings in public spending (Pouvoir d'achat)
  6. Extend the contribution period to 44, 45 or 46 years and introduce a share of funded pensions (Retraites)
  7. Block money transfers to Algeria to secure the enforcement of OQTF removal orders (Immigration)
  8. Replace immigrant labour with automation in neglected sectors (Travail et emploi)
  9. Build at least 14 EPR2 reactors by 2050 and ban any new wind power projects (2022 programme) (Énergie)
  10. Abolish the European Commission in favour of a secretariat placed under the authority of the Council (2024 European elections programme) (Europe et défense)

Campaign team

  • Sarah Knafo : Member of the European Parliament, co-founder and general secretary of Reconquête; Éric Zemmour has promised “We will campaign together”

Positions for the 2027 election, issue by issue

Energy

Reconquête backs a massive revival of nuclear power and an end to wind funding (2024 European elections programme).

  • Launch a European plan to revive nuclear power worth 500 billion euros.
  • End French and European funding for onshore and offshore wind.
  • Reduce energy taxes and scrap the obligation for EDF to sell part of its output.
  • Repeal the directive requiring around 45% renewables in Europe.

Ecology and environment

Éric Zemmour opposes wind power and traffic restrictions and relies on local agricultural production (2022 programme).

  • Ban new onshore and offshore wind projects (2022 programme).
  • Remove urban traffic restrictions based on vehicle type (2022 programme).
  • Ban agricultural imports that do not meet French standards (2022 programme).
  • Fund agricultural robotics to reduce pesticide use (2022 programme).

Immigration

Éric Zemmour defends “remigration” and an end to family immigration.

  • Expel foreign nationals who have been detained, convicted of offences or unemployed for about a year.
  • Abolish family reunification and birthright citizenship.
  • Abolish AME and non-contributory benefits for non-European nationals.
  • Process asylum applications at consulates and create a Ministry of Remigration.

Purchasing power

Éric Zemmour wants to raise the net wages of low-income workers by cutting deductions.

  • Cut the CSG to raise the net wages of low-income workers.
  • Create a “zero charges” bonus paid by employers.
  • Reduce energy taxes to lower bills (2024 European elections programme).

Employment and work

Éric Zemmour wants to raise net wages by cutting the CSG and tax-exempting additional work (2022 programme).

  • Cut the CSG below €2,000 net, which would mean more than €105 for a SMIC earner (2022 programme).
  • Fully exempt overtime from income tax and charges (2022 programme).
  • Make profit-sharing mandatory in companies with more than ten employees (2022 programme).
  • A bonus-malus system to discourage dismissing employees over 55 (2022 programme).

Critical metals and industry

Reconquête advocates protectionism and exploitation of the subsoil (2024 European elections programme).

  • Finance research and exploitation of the subsoil and revive the debate on shale gas.
  • Require “made in China” labelling and raise duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
  • Introduce a “Buy European Act” in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
  • Freeze free trade agreements and audit them before renegotiation.

Innovation and digital

Éric Zemmour defends digital sovereignty based on hosting in France and disruptive technologies (2022 programme).

  • Require sensitive data of French citizens and the state to be hosted in France (2022 programme).
  • Invest in AI, quantum computing and semiconductors (2022 programme).
  • Create a tax-exempt innovation savings account to invest in start-ups (2022 programme).
  • Teach programming from secondary school (2022 programme).

Pensions

During a BFMTV broadcast, he said he was in favour of retiring at 64, or even 65.

  • Says he favours retirement at 64, or even 65 (2026, according to BFMTV, excerpt relayed by Dailymotion).
  • Says he disagrees with Marine Le Pen on this point (2026, according to the site iSoloir2027).

Health

The known health proposals of Éric Zemmour date from his 2022 programme.

  • 1,000 State-salaried doctors for medical deserts (2022 programme).
  • Double the number of medical students (2022 programme).
  • 12% pay rise for nurses and care assistants (2022 programme).
  • Abolish the AME, except for life-threatening emergencies (2022 programme).

Security and justice

Éric Zemmour defends a very firm criminal policy, whose detailed figures date from the 2022 programme.

  • Deport foreigners detained in French prisons (September 2026).
  • Mandatory minimum sentences for every crime and offence, and whole-life sentences for the most serious ones (2022 programme).
  • 10,000 additional prison places (2022 programme).
  • Presumption of self-defence for law enforcement officers (2022 programme).

Education and youth

Éric Zemmour's known school measures largely date from the 2022 programme.

  • Certificate of studies as a condition for entry to sixth grade (2022 programme).
  • End the collège unique and bring back vocational streams in lycées (2022 programme).
  • Recruit 50,000 AESH and raise teachers' pay (2022 programme).
  • Compulsory school uniforms (statement from 2023).

Gender equality

Éric Zemmour does not want to roll back the Veil law but opposes any extension of the right to abortion.

  • Not to roll back the Veil law: « Abortion is a right ».
  • Opposed to extending the legal abortion limit from 12 to 14 weeks (2021).
  • Opposed to enshrining abortion in the Constitution (2024).

Debt and public finances

Éric Zemmour defends tax and charge cuts, the details of which date from the 2022 programme.

  • Cut production taxes by 30 billion euros (2022 programme).
  • Cut the CSG on earned income from 9.2% to 2.5% (2022 programme).
  • Abolish non-contributory social benefits for non-European foreigners (2022 programme).
  • Opposed to reinstating the ISF and to the Zucman tax.

Europe

Éric Zemmour advocates a Europe of nations without leaving the EU.

  • Primacy of national law through a revision of Article 55 of the Constitution (2024 programme).
  • Mandatory referendum for every European treaty (2022 programme).
  • Permanently end Turkey's accession process (2024 European elections programme).
  • Strengthen the EU's external borders, with Frontex escorting deportations (2022 programme).

Defence

Éric Zemmour advocates a strong national rearmament, according to his 2022 programme.

  • Defence budget raised to €70 billion by 2030 (2022 programme).
  • Leave NATO's integrated command (2022 programme).
  • Reject a European army and any sharing of deterrence (2024 European elections programme).
  • Two aircraft carriers, twenty frigates and 300 fighter jets in the long term (2022 programme).

International

Éric Zemmour privilégie le dialogue avec Moscou et un soutien affirmé à Israël.

  • Cessez-le-feu en Ukraine par la négociation, opposé à l'envoi de troupes occidentales (2022 et 2024).
  • Estime que le combat d'Israël contre le Hamas est “le nôtre” (2023).
  • Doubler les forces françaises au Sénégal, en Côte d'Ivoire, au Gabon et à Djibouti (programme 2022).
  • Couper l'aide au développement aux pays refusant le retour de leurs ressortissants (programme 2022).

Latest statements

  • 2026-10-25, Les Incorrectibles programme (Éric Morillot), reported by Entrevue : « Order must be established at any cost »
  • 2026-10-18, Europe 1, interview with Laurence Ferrari, after the looting that followed the 17 October mobilisation : « Those people must be stripped of their nationality »
  • 2026-09-17, BFMTV, candidacy announcement : « I am a candidate for the presidency of the Republic; I will stand in the presidential election »
  • 2026-09-13, Reconquête summer university in Port-Marly (Yvelines) : « It is not enough to advocate zero immigration. »

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Updated: 2026-10-31T08:51+01:00