French Firebrand Zemmour Slides in Polls After Controversies

Eric Zemmour

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French far-right firebrand Eric Zemmour is sliding in opinion polls as a series of controversies may be hurting his chance of becoming president before he even declares his candidacy.

On a visit to the southern city of Marseille on Saturday, a woman gave the ultra-right media pundit the finger. From inside his car, he gave the finger back and shouted: “Very deeply.”