Stanislas Rigault

Stanislas Rigault
Stanislas Rigault during a demonstration against anti-Semitism in 2023.
Spokesperson of Reconquête
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 December 2021
President	Eric Zemmour
Personal details
Born	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25) Angers, France
Political party	Reconquête
Alma mater	Prytanée national militaire Institut catholique d'études supérieures
Profession	Chargé de mission

Stanislas Rigault (born 16 May 1999 in Angers) is a French right-wing politician and activist. He is the founder and leader of "Génération Z", the youth wing of Reconquête, the political party of Éric Zemmour, in which he is a spokesperson.

Life and career

Stanislas was born on 16 May 1999, he is the youngest of a family of four children. His father is an officer in the French Army and his mother is a health professional. He spent part of his childhood overseas France, where his father was stationed.^[1][2]

He completed his secondary education at the Prytanée national militaire, then he started a law degree at the Catholic University of Vendée.^[1]

In 2019, he co-founded L’Étudiant libre, a far-right monthly newspaper and blog aimed at young people.^[1][3]

Before the end of his studies, he is recruited as a chargé de mission by the Institut de formation politique [fr], where he met the future campaign managers of the journalist Éric Zemmour for the 2022 presidential election. He mets Zemmour for the first time in 2020 thanks to Sarah Knafo and became his assistant at CNews.^[1]

In February 2021, he created "Génération Z" to support the possible candidacy of Éric Zemmour to the 2022 presidential election, the organisation became later the official youth wing of Reconquête.^[4][5][6][7]

He presented himself in the Vaucluse's 2nd constituency during 2022 legislative election. He's eliminated in the first round, obtaining 10.54% of the votes.^[8][9]

During the 2024 European election, he's sixth on the Reconquête list led by Marion Maréchal he isn't elected as only the five first members of the list are elected.^[10]

References

1. Saget, Joel (18 May 2022). "Stanislas Rigault". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. Garnier, Christophe-Cécil; Fohlen, Corentin (22 May 2024). "Stanislas Rigault, le " corvéable à merci " d'Éric Zemmour". StreetPress (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
3. Heidsieck, Louis (28 November 2019). "Qu'est-ce que "L'Etudiant libre", le mensuel conservateur attaqué à Rennes?". etudiant.lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
4. Mella, Manon (30 November 2021). "Stanislas Rigault, 22 ans : "Éric Zemmour a une capacité à rassembler bien plus large qu'on peut le penser"". www.francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
5. Trippenbach, Ivanne (6 June 2022). "Stanislas Rigault, la jeune garde d'Eric Zemmour en campagne initiatique". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
6. Baulier, Quentin; Revenaz, Pauline; Duhamel, Benjamin; Bourgeois, Marie-Pierre (1 November 2021). "LIGNE ROUGE - Éric Zemmour, une obsession française". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
7. Comte, Antoine (4 December 2021). "Présidentielle 2022 : conseillers, financiers, soutiens... Qui sont les membres de la galaxie Zemmour ?". www.francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
8. Tassel, Victor (12 June 2022). "Législatives : Stanislas Rigault, le protégé de Zemmour, battu dans la 2e circonscription du Vaucluse". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
9. Berteloot, Tristan (12 June 2022). "Législatives: dans le Vaucluse, le zemmouriste Stanislas Rigault se vautre dès le premier tour". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
10. "Européennes : Eric Zemmour, Damien Rieu, Laurence Trochu, Jean Messiha… Reconquête ! dévoile sa liste portée par Marion Maréchal". Le Monde (in French). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.