Protesters hold up placards ahead of the arrival of Éric Zemmour in London.
Historian turned TV pundit, Éric Zemmour, has been steadily climbing the polls in France to become the second favourite to challenge Emmanuel Macron (closely after Marine Le Pen) in next year’s presidential election. But he is yet to declare his candidacy. During his visit to London at the weekend, we spoke to supporters and Mr Zemmour himself to understand what’s behind his campaign. Watch the full interview:
Freddie Sayers is the Editor-in-Chief & CEO of UnHerd. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of YouGov, and founder of PoliticsHome.
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