(AFP) French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour is inching closer to announcing a run for the presidency, a move that would create fresh uncertainty around next year’s election race.
Zemmour and the channel he works for, CNews — derided by critics as a “French Fox News” — announced Monday the 63-year-old would step down from his role as a prime-time commentator.
The move was sparked by France’s CSA media regulator ruling last week that Zemmour should be considered a politician, not a journalist, meaning his access to TV and radio should be subject to limitations.
“I’m sad,” Zemmour said on Monday, while declining once again to rule out a run for the presidency. “I think it was inevitable. I think the CSA did it on purpose, did it voluntarily.”
