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Éric Zemmour announces a second bid for France’s 2027 presidency.

Asharq News reports that Éric Zemmour, a far-right French politician known for anti-Islam and anti-immigrant positions, has announced he intends to run in France’s 2027 presidential election. He also ran in 2022, winning 7% in the first round. The report notes that he received a criminal conviction in 2020 over remarks about Muslim men and women wearing traditional religious clothing. Zemmour said his campaign aims to preserve France’s identity and keep its future in its own hands; this is his stated rationale.

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