Eric Zemmour postersPARIS Feb 5Police fired tear gas at demonstrations in Lille, France against far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour's arrival in the city for a campaign rally, according to local newspaper Voix du Nord. On Saturday morning, several hundred people demonstrated in Lille against Zemmour within hours prior to his arrival in the city for the rally. The protesters were joined by Mayor Martin Aubrey, who had said a day earlier that Zemmour was «not welcome» in Lille.Le Pen said that France would withdraw from NATO if she was elected presidentAccording to the newspaper, during the protests, the police were forced to use tear gas several times, in particular after one of the demonstrators fired fireworks at law enforcement officers, and also after the protesters lit smoke bombs. In addition, with tear gas, the police tried to disperse a crowd of about twenty people dressed entirely in black who wanted to prevent the arrest of one of the protesters. On November 30, Zemmour officially announced his candidacy for the French presidential election, which will be held in April 2022 . The new candidate positions himself as a supporter of right-wing political views, however, in French public opinion, Zemmour's views are viewed as extreme right-wing. On December 5, he announced the creation of his own political movement Reconquête (translated from French — «Reconquest»), which refers to the historical era of the reconquista — the return of the lands of the Iberian Peninsula conquered by Muslims to Christian rule in the 8th-15th centuries. The French presidential candidate is known for his tough stance on the issue of immigration: in particular, he advocates remigration — the forced return of migrants to their countries of origin. framed Europe
