The storm did not come. “It’s the sun of Austerlitz!” », exclaims Eric Zemmour, alone on stage in the middle of a field, Saturday February 19, in reference to the Napoleonic battle. We can see Mont-Saint-Michel behind him, in his eyes “the aloft sign of power”. His tie flies in the wind, as do the French, Breton and Norman flags that the small crowd waves. Boots on their feet, less than a thousand supporters wade through the mud. There mingle berets and quilted English jackets, families with little blonde heads beribboned, teenagers with close-cropped hair screaming ” long live the emperor ! ».
Eric Zemmour came to talk regarding ” power “ – he repeats the word thirty times in half an hour – of war and defence. He quotes the Old Testament to glorify Saint Michael as “the leader of the celestial army”in a portrait in which he seems to recognize himself. “The angel who leads the army of angels once morest that of demons, in the fight between good and evil through the millenniahe said emphatically. He is therefore a superior angel and a military angel. A leader, a protector and a shepherd. “Zemmour, president!” »beats the audience.
The far-right candidate has his armada of lieutenants, including Nicolas Bay, MEP from the National Rally (RN) who became vice-president of Reconquest!, who spoke regarding the “great replacement”. “We are executive vice-presidents”, underlines Guillaume Peltier, to distinguish himself from the other oils of the young party. Eric Zemmour, who compares his Italian costumes to the cuirass of medieval knights, describes the patron saint of Normandy “in armour, brandishing the sword with which he will strike down the devil”before quoting the prayer to Saint Michael: “Defend us in battle. » An allegory that applies to the nation, according to him.
According to his usual method, the nationalist candidate first plays on fear, that of invasion and defeat, by evoking Nazism in the last century. War is still possible, he insists, warning: “The defeatists will tell you: “Oh, it’s all right, there’s no big war on the horizon!…” “Come on! Well then ! », chants the audience. “Europe assures us of peace, America will come to save usquips Zemmour. But not at all ! »
He portrays himself as a savior
Like a fatality, the ideologue of French suicide recalls that history carries its share of wars and that “the world has never been and will never be a kindergarten where universal and definitive peace reigns”. He tells his audience that“In the event of a major conflict once morest a powerful state, we would run out of ammunition in three days! Three days ! “. Before concluding : “We are, plain and simple, in a position to lose the next war. »
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