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Politics

French extreme-right leaders call for coalition ahead of legislative elections

FILE PHOTO: French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, leader of far-right party "Reconquete!" and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, looks on, after partial results in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Paris, France April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Leaders of the party founded by extreme-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who was knocked out in the first round of France's presidential race, have called for a coalition of right and far-right political parties ahead of the country's legislative elections in June.

Zemmour, who had proposed to deport all unemployed immigrants and block remittances, saw support crumble in the polls after Russia invaded Ukraine and far-right voters rallied around Marine Le Pen, who had already challenged President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the 2017 presidential election.

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