Sarah Knafo

A graduate of Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration, she served on the Cour des Comptes and was an adviser to Éric Zemmour's 2022 campaign. She belongs to Reconquête. She is named among the possible contenders for the 2027 French presidential election.

Career

Knafo studied at Sciences Po and Panthéon-Sorbonne before graduating from the École nationale d'administration. She sat on the Cour des Comptes from January 2020 to July 2024 and advised Éric Zemmour's 2022 presidential campaign. She was a member of the UMP and The Republicans from 2011 until 2021, then joined Reconquête. Elected to the European Parliament on its list in 2024, she sits in the Europe of Sovereign Nations group. In the 2026 Paris municipal election she took 10.4% in the first round, finished fifth, and withdrew to back Rachida Dati.

Positions

Her research and public work centre on illegal immigration from Africa to Europe. She sits with the nationalist right through Reconquête, a party that reference works place on the far right. She has helped draw up the party's programme and launched a consultation of members on it. Press reports describe her as a central figure of Reconquête who says Éric Zemmour is its natural candidate for 2027.

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