Battle for the far right: Zemmour & Le Pen fight to steal each other’s thunder
By France24
13 February 2022 |
8:24 am
As France's April presidential election approaches, the campaign is getting under way in earnest. In this edition of our new show, we focus on the French Communist Party attempting a political comeback and discuss at length the battle raging between Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen for leadership of the French far right.
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