Eric Zemmour, nationalist Covid dissident may take office as President of France

Journalist Eric Zemmour joined the election race in France six months before the presidential election. He has a chance for success. Such a development cast doubt on the announced remake of the 2017 duel between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen (National Rally, formerly known as the National Front). Polls show sharp rise in Zemmour's popularity French President Emmanuel Macron can count on 24-27 percent of the vote in the first round of the elections scheduled for April 2022, a poll conducted by Ifop Institute poll for TF1/LCI stations said.