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Éric Zemmour wants not to renew 800,000 public-sector jobs

According to what he indicated, these 800,000 positions would correspond to the non-replacement of one-third of retirements.

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Key facts

  • Éric Zemmour, Reconquête's candidate in the presidential election, plans to safeguard 2.2 million public-sector jobs and not renew 800,000 other posts.
  • According to what he indicated, these 800,000 posts would correspond to not replacing one-third of retirements. The jobs he says he wants to protect…
  • The announcement places the civil service at the center of his campaign: the candidate distinguishes occupations he intends to preserve from other…

Éric Zemmour, Reconquête's candidate in the presidential election, plans to safeguard 2.2 million public-sector jobs and not renew 800,000 other posts.

According to what he indicated, these 800,000 posts would correspond to not replacing one-third of retirements. The jobs he says he wants to protect are those of teachers, military personnel, police officers, doctors and caregivers.

The announcement places the civil service at the center of his campaign: the candidate distinguishes occupations he intends to preserve from other posts he does not wish to fill again, without a dismissal procedure.

Éric Zemmour also calls for abolishing the numerus clausus in medical schools.

He also proposes abolishing sentence adjustments that fall under the sentence enforcement judge.

These proposals were set out during his appearance on franceinfo, as part of the presidential campaign of the Reconquête candidate.

Dig deeper

Who is Éric Zemmour?

A French essayist and polemicist turned politician, he is running for the presidency under the banner of Reconquête, the party he founded, with an identity-based and law-and-order line.

What is Reconquête?

It is the political party created by Éric Zemmour to carry his candidacy, positioned on the far right of the French political spectrum.

What is the civil service in France?

It is the body of employees of the state, local authorities and public hospitals; not replacing retirees is a classic lever for reducing headcount without layoffs.

What is the numerus clausus?

It was the quota that long limited the number of students admitted to the second year of medicine in France, and thus the flow of future doctors.

What is the sentence-enforcement judge?

It is the magistrate who, after a conviction, can adjust the serving of the sentence, for example through conditional release or placement under supervision.

Why does this announcement matter?

It sets professions Zemmour wants to protect — teachers, military personnel, police officers, doctors and caregivers — against other public posts he does not wish to fill again, amounting to about one-third of retirements.

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