Éric Zemmour confirmed on September 17, 2026, that he will run for president in 2027 as Reconquête’s candidate, describing himself as the party’s “natural” choice and explicitly setting aside any role for Sarah Knafo. Knafo, the party vice president and Zemmour’s partner, has repeatedly endorsed him in public statements and interviews while ruling out her own candidacy, including after her 10.4 percent showing in the March 2026 Paris municipal election and the September release of her book on public finances. These coordinated signals from the party leadership have aligned trader consensus around Zemmour heading into the formal announcement expected later in the fall. No other internal developments or polling shifts have altered this positioning in recent weeks.