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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

France’s Zemmour Says He Could Seize African Leaders’ Homes If They Don’t Take Back Immigrants

French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, attends a press conference to present his political program in Paris, France, March 23, 2022. (Reuters)

Far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said on Wednesday that he could seize the homes of African leaders and block remittances to their countries if they failed to take back immigrants, as he seeks to reboot his flagging campaign.

Zemmour, 63, a former political commentator, has made immigration and security the center of his campaign and said this week that, if elected, he would create a Ministry of "Re-Immigration" that would deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants over his five-year term.

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