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Reconquest
Reconquête
LeaderÉric Zemmour
Honorary ChairmanGilbert Collard
Vice ChairmenGuillaume Peltier
Jérôme Rivière
FounderÉric Zemmour
Founded5 December 2021
Youth wingGénération Z
Membership (February 2022)106,000 (claimed)[1][2]
Ideology
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   Red
National Assembly
2 / 577
Senate
1 / 348
European Parliament
4 / 79
Regional councillors
8 / 1,758
Departmental councillors
3 / 4,108
Website
www.parti-reconquete.fr Edit this at Wikidata

Reconquête (English: Reconquest), styled as Reconquête!, is a political party in France launched in 2021. It is led by Éric Zemmour, who is a far-right[7] candidate in the 2022 presidential election.

History

Pre-formation

From September 2021, opinion polling for the 2022 presidential election showed a sharp rise in favour of far-right[7] writer and journalist Éric Zemmour in the months before he officialised his candidacy. A series of polls suggested that he might reach the presidential election's second round, competing against incumbent President Emmanuel Macron.[8][9] Although there had been speculation about a possible run for the presidential nomination of The Republicans in the party's 2021 congress, Zemmour opted to put his name forward as a new party nominee.[10]

Launch

File:Éric Zemmour meeting Villepinte 12-2021.jpg
Zemmour at the founding rally

Éric Zemmour formally announced his candidacy for the presidency on 30 November 2021 through a video posted on YouTube.[11][12] It was seen by over 2.6 million viewers in three days.[13]

Reconquête was launched on 5 December 2021;[14] at the founding rally held in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, Zemmour proposed a "reconquest of the greatest country in the world" in front of 15,000 people.[15][16] Zemmour and Reconquête's campaign directors for the upcoming elections were announced as Court of Audit magistrate Sarah Knafo and former French Army major general Bertrand de La Chesnais.[17][18] Reconquête's youth wing, Génération Z, which had been established to mobilise the youth around a possible presidential candidacy of Zemmour, entered the party structure ex post.[19][20]

In December 2021, Joachim Son-Forget, elected to the National Assembly in 2017 for French residents overseas as a La République En Marche! candidate, was the first MP to support Zemmour but without join the party.[21] Former presidential candidate Philippe de Villiers also announced his support for Zemmour and the party.[22] Zemmour made claims to the media of 40,000 members within days,[23] 60,000 a few days later.[24] In January 2022, the party gained another member of the National Assembly in Guillaume Peltier, previously elected as a member of The Republicans,[25] as well as two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) when Jérôme Rivière and Gilbert Collard defected from the National Rally.[26][27] In early February 2022, the party gained a third MEP when Maxette Grisoni-Pirbakas defected from the National Rally, whilst MEP Nicolas Bay joined in mid-February.[28][29] Stéphane Ravier became the party's first Senator after he left the National Rally in mid-February 2022.[30]

Other notable members who have joined include former MPs Christine Boutin[31] and Jean-Frédéric Poisson.[32] and . Aswell as former MEPs Jean-Yves Le Gallou[33] and Bruno Mégret.[34]

Leadership

Éric Zemmour
Gilbert Collard
Éric Zemmour and Gilbert Collard

Reconquête is led by Éric Zemmour from Paris, the party's founder and candidate in the 2022 presidential election. Its honorary chairman is Gilbert Collard from Gard. Collard is assisted by two vice chairmen, Guillaume Peltier from Loir-et-Cher and Jérôme Rivière from Alpes-Maritimes.

Ideology

See also: Éric Zemmour § Positions

Reconquête vows to bolster the French economy in line with what some observers have called a Colbertist approach,[35] as well as avoid what it calls the "Great Replacement" of the French people.[36] Its main campaign themes are identity, education, taxes, industry and independence.[37] It advocates for a reduction in immigration numbers, de-Islamisation, security though new deportation legislation, an improvement in public instruction levels with a revision of the collège system, lower taxes for the most modest French people, as well as higher economic competitivity.[38] Speaking at the founding rally, Zemmour promised to "slash immigration to almost zero", to deport people who unsuccessfully sought asylum and illegal immigrants, as well as to remove France from NATO's integrated command.[16][39]

In terms of economic policy, Reconquête seeks to implement a "country-score" (French: Patrie-score) which would clearly indicate to the consumer whether a product is French or not.[40]

In foreign policy, the party seeks to strengthen French fiscal and political autonomy against the European Union (EU).[41] Zemmour has expressed support for Brexit and the UK's vote to leave the EU, but argued that France's situation was different and that he would not seek to withdraw France from the EU. Instead, he has summed up his position as "I want France to be in Europe, but I want France to come before Europe" and pledged to veto any further EU expansion plans. He has also stated the platform will include withdrawing France from EU immigration and asylum policies, ensuring the French tricolour is always displayed above the EU flag, putting French law above EU law and halting accession talks with Eastern European nations looking to join.[42][43] Reconquête is also opposed to the accession of Turkey to the European Union.[41]

Islam

The party supports banning the Islamic veil in all public places.[44]

Reconquête seeks to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and linked organisations. The party also wants to place a ban on structures that seek to promote Jihad. It would like to put into practice a tighter control of imams and Islamic preachers in mosques and other Islamic sites in France, including tighter control of external funding for these places of worship and preachers.[44]

Notable members

References

  1. ^ Magal, Marylou (11 February 2022). ""Ils forment une communauté" : Zemmour peut-il dépasser un électorat "groupusculaire" ?". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. À l'aube de la recomposition, la création d'une structure, qui revendique aujourd'hui plus de 100 000 adhérents, en fait rêver plus d'un.
  2. ^ Duvert, Yann (9 February 2022). "Présidentielle : Eric Zemmour retrouve de l'élan". Les Échos. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. Reconquête, son parti créé il y a à peine deux mois, continue en parallèle de faire le plein, et a franchi mardi la barre des 100.000 adhérents.
  3. ^ "Immigration : Le programme d'Éric Zemmour". programme.zemmour2022.fr (in French). RECONQUÊTE!. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Indépendance" (in French). RECONQUÊTE!. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 6 December 2021 suggested (help)
  5. ^ "Europe : Le programme d'Éric Zemmour". programme.zemmour2022.fr (in French). RECONQUÊTE!. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Économie : Le programme d'Éric Zemmour". programme.zemmour2022.fr (in French). RECONQUÊTE!. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. Obliger la commande publique à privilégier les produits français {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 January 2022 suggested (help)
  7. ^ a b Far-right candidate:
  8. ^ "Présidentielle: Zemmour bondit à 10% des intentions de vote". Challenges (in French). 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  9. ^ "Sondage présidentielle : Éric Zemmour, avec 15% des intentions de vote, passe devant la droite". leparisien.fr (in French). 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  10. ^ "Pas d’Eric Zemmour au Congrès des LR: «Il n’est pas dans notre famille politique»", La Voix du Nord (in French), 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Éric Zemmour se déclare candidat à l'élection présidentielle de 2022". LEFIGARO (in French). 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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  13. ^ "Plus de 2,6 millions de vues sur YouTube pour la vidéo de candidature d’Éric Zemmour", France Culture (in French), 3 December 2021.
  14. ^ Galindo, Gabriela (5 December 2021). "They're off: Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Eric Zemmour launch French presidential bids". Politico. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Zemmour promises 'reconquest' at huge Paris rally". Euractiv.com. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  16. ^ a b "Zemmour pledges to 'reconquer' France". EUobserver. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Le Général de la Chesnais nommé directeur de campagne d’Eric Zemmour", Europe 1 (in French), 6 December 2021.
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  19. ^ "Jeunes et fans de Zemmour : qui est la " Génération Z " ?" (in French). Elle. 21 October 2021.
  20. ^ ""Génération Z" : à quoi pensent les jeunes avec Zemmour ?", France Culture (in French), 23 September 2021.
  21. ^ ""Si Éric Zemmour était d'extrême droite, je ne le soutiendrais pas !" affirme Joachim Son-Forget", Sud Radio (in French), 3 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Philippe de Villiers, premier soutien de poids pour Eric Zemmour", Le Progrès (in French), 11 December 2021.
  23. ^ and "Éric Zemmour revendique 40 000 adhérents au sein de son parti Reconquête", BFM TV (in French), 9 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Éric Zemmour revendique 75 000 adhérents pour son parti, Édouard Philippe entretient le mystère", Marianne (in French), 15 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Présidentielle : le député LR Guillaume Peltier annonce rejoindre Eric Zemmour". Europe 1 (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  26. ^ "Two Le Pen allies defect to join Zemmour's presidential bid". Reuters.com. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Gilbert Collard quitte le RN et rejoint Éric Zemmour". Lefigaro.fr. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  29. ^ https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-national-rally-fires-french-mep-nicolas-bay/
  30. ^ "Stéphane Ravier, sénateur RN, annonce son ralliement à Eric Zemmour". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  31. ^ https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/elections/presidentielle/christine-boutin-j-ai-une-grande-joie-de-pouvoir-soutenir-eric-zemmour_VN-202112060384.html
  32. ^ https://www.sudouest.fr/elections/presidentielle/presidentielle-jean-frederic-poisson-en-emissaire-de-zemmour-a-libourne-8464126.php
  33. ^ https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2021/12/12/derriere-eric-zemmour-les-cinquante-lieutenants-d-une-campagne-d-extreme-droite_6105788_4355770.html
  34. ^ https://newsrnd.com/news/2022-01-29-presidential--bruno-m%C3%A9gret-supports-eric-zemmour.H1l8yslmAF.html
  35. ^ "Quelle place pour l'économie dans le programme d'Eric Zemmour ?", Europe 1 (in French), 2 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Présidentielle : comment Éric Zemmour entend miser sur la proximité", Europe 1 (in French), 19 December 2021.
  37. ^ "Priorités". Éric Zemmour 2022 (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  38. ^ "Economie". Éric Zemmour 2022 (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  39. ^ "Far-right French presidential candidate put in headlock by protester at rally". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  40. ^ "Économie : Le programme d'Éric Zemmour". programme.zemmour2022.fr (in French). RECONQUÊTE!. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. Mettre en place un Patrie-score pour indiquer clairement au consommateur la procenance française d'un produit {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 January 2022 suggested (help)
  41. ^ a b "Europe". Programme.zemmour2022.fr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  42. ^ Calais, Adam Sage. "France lacks the bottle for Brexit, says Éric Zemmour". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  43. ^ Napolitano, Ardee (20 January 2022). "France first: Far-right challenger tears into Macron's European vision". Reuters.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  44. ^ a b "Islam". programme.zemmour2022.fr (in French). RECONQUÊTE!. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 25 January 2022 suggested (help)

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