The violence seen at the first campaign rally for #France's #farright candidate Eric #Zemmour plays into his hands, and could actually help his fight for the #presidency. That's the view of Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham. But Smith says it's too early to know if Zemmour will have an overall impact on the campaign. The same can be said of Valérie Pécresse of the conservative The Republicans party, who was chosen as its candidate at the weekend. We look at where the French presidential election campaign stands, almost four months ahead of the vote.

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