Left's policies lead to civil war – exclusive interview with Eric Zemmour

A civil war is brewing in France is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the situation that has evolved, Eric Zemmour told Magyar Nemzet. We asked the French right-wing politician about the riots that have broken out in French cities in recent weeks, and he outlined how to solve the problems that have plagued the Western European country for decades, stemming from a flawed migration policy.

METTING ANNIVERSAIRE DE RECONQUETE AU PALAIS DES SPORTS DE PARIS Fotó: FRANCOIS PAULETTO

Inaction on part of country's leadership

Our newspaper also asked about the material damage caused during the riots. According to French press reports, the destruction during the recent unrest was much greater than in 2005, when riots broke out after two underage migrants, chased by police, lost their lives in an accident. Rioting lasted for three weeks at the time and the government eventually declared a state of emergency.  Incidentally, far more policemen and gendarmes were injured during the recent protests than eighteen years ago. The right-wing politician emphasized that while fifteen thousand policemen were mobilised in 2005, this number was now forty thousand.

The importance of the current riots is greater precisely because the country's leadership has taken no action to improve the situation since 2005

Mr Zemmour underlined.

It is clear that the current riots are far more important that any previous protests, and if no action is taken, even more violent unrest can be expected, according to the right-wing politician. 

There is only one solution left for the government to prevent this from happening, and that is to introduce concrete measures to fight immigration,

Mr Zemmour opined. The politician pointed out that he had been warning the French authorities about the above-described problem for two decades, yet nothing had been done. Mr  Zemmour revealed that this is why he decided to run in the last presidential election, where he came fourth in the first round, securing  slightly more than seven per cent of the votes.

Cover photo: Eric Zemmour (Photo: AFP/Hans Lucas/Francois Pauletto)