Writer and journalist Eric Zemmour at a televised debate. File photoPARIS Feb 15Far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour spoke on the phone with former US President Donald Trump, BFMTV reports, citing the politician's entourage. According to the channel, the conversation took place on Monday and lasted about 40 minutes. The initiator of the call was Zemmour. A source close to the politician noted that a representative of Zemmour's team has a contact for Trump's office. The policy team offered to have a talk or face-to-face meeting, but a visit to Florida «proved difficult» to make, so a talk was arranged.A close associate of Le Pen accused Zemmour's team of dishonest methods. «To win, always stick to your line. Don't give up. The media will consider you rude. Never change if you want to win. Be sincere and courageous,» Trump said, according to Zemmour's entourage. The former American leader also shared his vision of France with the French politician. In his opinion, «fear of immigration» is one of the feelings characteristic of the French. Presidential elections will be held in April in France. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron has not yet officially announced his participation in the election race. The first round of voting will take place on April 10, the second — on April 24. A number of candidates have already declared their desire to run for the presidency. Among them are the leader of the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the center-right Republican party, Valerie Pecresse, the journalist and writer of the far-right views, Eric Zemmour, who founded the Reconquest party, and the head of the left-wing France Unsubdued party, Jean-Luc. Mélenchon, member of the Europe-Ecology-Greens party Yannick Jadot, National Secretary of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo («Socialists»), former French Minister of Justice Christian Tobira.
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