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France 24
Politics

Pushing far-right agenda, French news networks shape election debate

Eric Zemmour, a far-right pundit and presidential candidate, has dominated media coverage in the run-up to the campaign. © Thomas Samson, AFP

In a presidential campaign dominated by talk of far-right pundit Eric Zemmour, some of France's leading news networks stand accused of fostering his Elysée Palace run and plugging his hardline agenda on crime, immigration and Islam.

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