French prosecutors have begun investigating the violence that broke out at the first major campaign rally held by far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour.
Soon after Zemore began speaking on Sunday night, some of his supporters attacked a group of protesters from the SOS-Racism campaign and entered the back of the venue wearing T-shirts that read “Against Racism”.
The prosecutor’s office said that after an argument broke out in a conference hall in Villepinte, a northeastern suburb of Paris, the police detained about 60 people.
A man is Filming repeatedly assaulted a female protester, Another woman was brought out with blood on her face. A total of five protesters were injured.
“We didn’t expect it to get out of control,” Dominique Sopo, president of SOS Racisme, told France The fact that Monday’s information radio “Wearing a T-shirt with the words “against racism” when attending a meeting in the French Republic” is now a provocation? I want to remind people that we are a republic. Normally, you can The place says “no” to racism.”
He added: “You either have to indulge in racism, or you have to be convinced of your omnipotence to behave like this in front of the camera. This is absolutely amazing. It shows what this candidate is and what he attracts. The public, and who are the radicals gathered there.”
Sopo said that his organization will also file a complaint with the police.
In addition to the violence against the SOS Racisme activist, the prosecutor’s office said it is also investigating a quarrel involving Zemmour himself. The video image shows a man rushing out of the crowd with open arms as the candidate passed through the crowd at the rally. Before he was pulled away, the man seemed to wrap his arms around Zemmour’s neck briefly.
Zemmour injured his wrist and the doctor stopped him from work for 9 days.
Zemmour campaign spokesperson Antoine Diers told BFM-TV that the violence was “not important” and that anti-racism protesters came to trouble. He also praised Zemur for his “brave”.
Two reporters from the investigative online media outlet Mediapart stated that they were also beaten at the rally.
Photographer Eliot Blondet from AbacaPhoto agency attended the rally, Tweet The media was bombarded and his photographic equipment was stolen in the melee. He wrote that a Zemur supporter looked into his eyes, pushed him and said, “I will not forgive anymore. I will kill.”
Zemur, known as Donald Trump of France, criticized the “elite” in his speech. He contested the elite with “the French who have lived here for a thousand years and want to maintain the status of masters in their own country.” He said that judges “submitted to belligerent reporters” and that they “want to steal democracy…we will not let them go.”
The mention of the media was booed by the crowd, some of whom actively pushed the reporters and photographers present.
As a far-right former television expert and reporter, Zemur announced last week that he will participate in two rounds of presidential elections in April next year.On Sunday, he announced the name of his party recapture (Regaining lost ground) On Monday, his team stated that he had chosen the former army general Bertrand de la Chesnais as his campaign manager.
Zemmour supports anti-immigration and anti-Islamic programs and announced that he will stop providing benefits to non-Europeans and foreigners who have been unemployed for more than six months. He set up his campaign headquarters in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. In his election team, there is veteran military Michel Loussouarn (Michel Loussouarn), who is responsible for forming new political parties and organizing local groups across the country.
Opinion polls show that next year’s most likely election scenario is the second round of voting between the far-right Nationalist Party leaders Marina Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. This is a repeat of 2017, Zemore Was eliminated in the first round. However, four months have passed since the polls, and the results are still uncertain.
Sunday’s meeting was seen as Zemore’s opportunity to summon his troops after last month’s opinion polls showed a drop in approval ratings.
Antoine Bristielle, a social scientist with the prestigious Jean-Jaures Foundation, said that Zemur’s populist agenda is not important on the French people’s priority list. He said it was consumption power and the environment.
Bristielle said: “The real worry is that other parties are unable to show a more attractive future and reassure the public.” “This pessimism is at the heart of the fight in the extreme right. It’s like making America great again.” We can see the obvious similarities between Zemmour and Trump. At this moment, the news from the right is what we have heard.”
Zemmour preserved Macron’s harshest satire and made a cruel and contemptuous long talk about the president. He described the president as a “plastic model”, a “ghost”, a “robot wandering in a mirror maze”, and a “maskless man”. mask”. A face” and a “teenager”.
“Find me a Frenchman who can explain what Emmanuel Macron is. There is no one, not even he. No one knows who he is, because he is not anyone. Emmanuel Macron is right We are not interested because he is not interested at all,” Zemur said.
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal rejected the attack. “Although he [Zemmour] Emmanuel Macron is supervising Josephine Baker’s entry into the Pantheon,” Attar said.
