Overview
- Éric Zemmour, speaking on BFMTV on Sunday, endorsed a right-only primary for the 2027 presidential race and said he would take part.
- He set the perimeter to include center-right figures like former prime minister Édouard Philippe but to exclude Gabriel Attal and other Macron-aligned leaders.
- He said he intends to run in 2027, though he has not formally declared his candidacy.
- He predicted resistance from senior Republicans such as Gérard Larcher and Xavier Bertrand and noted that National Rally leaders reject primaries.
- He explained his reversal by citing France’s three-bloc landscape and said past party primaries often failed because losing candidates did not rally behind the winner.