The eviction of Anne-Sophie Lapix from the presentation of the debate between the two rounds reacted to journalists in Le Parisien, including Laurence Ferrari, who proposed to change the rules of the exercise.
The debate between the two rounds of the 2022 presidential election has not yet taken place and is already controversial. In question, the intervention of the candidates in the choice of the journalists who will animate this crucial evening, Wednesday April 20 from 9 p.m. While the names of Gilles Bouleau and Lea Salame were made official by TF1 and France Television this Thursday, April 14, the profession reacts in the columns of Le Parisien.
So many, like Jean-Michel Apathydenounce this political maneuver – assumed on the side of the National Rally – Jordan Bardella explaining that Anne-Sophie Lapix would not succeed in “hide his hostility” towards Marine Le Pen, others prefer to put things into perspective. This is the case of Laurence Ferrari. The journalist who now officiates on CNews concedes that the exercise is “very restricted journalistically“. The one who animated alongside David Pujadas the meeting between François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012, explains that the role of the referees is above all to “ensure the balance of speaking time“, more than “to restart“.
“It’s absolutely abnormal”, nuance Laurence Ferrari
The presenter does not want things to remain frozen. According to the latter, the problem is more that there is only one debate between the two rounds, covered by a few channels. “We would have to find a different formula to which it would be interesting to invite the news channels continuously. […] It is absolutely abnormal that there is only one debate between the two rounds“, offers Laurence Ferrari daily. It remains to be seen whether this call, and others, will be taken into account for the next elections.
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Anne-Sophie Lapix and Emmanuel Macron
The journalist from France 2 would have been deemed too incisive by Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.
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Anne-Sophie Lapix and Nathalie Saint-Cricq
The latter, not having wished to react, caused ink to flow.
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Lea Salame
France Télévision preferred Léa Salamé to arbitrate the presidential evening on Wednesday April 20.
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Gilles Bouleau
TF1 opted for Gilles Bouleau.
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Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron does not, however, rule out confronting Anne-Sophie Lapix at 8 p.m., according to Le Parisien.
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Laurence Ferrari
The CNews journalist commented on the choice of candidates in Le Parisien.
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Laurence Ferrari
According to her, the role of journalists during this debate remains “limited”.
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Laurence Ferrari
However, she would like there to be more of an in-between debate.
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Laurence Ferrari
Indeed, the journalist proposes to multiply the debates, in particular on the news channels continuously.
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Elisabeth Bost, Audrey Pulvar, Roselyne Bachelot and Laurence Ferrari
At the controls of TF1’s 20h for years, Laurence Ferrari moderated the presidential debate between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande in 2012. She also presented “Le Grand 8” on the D8 channel, alongside Roseline Bachelot in particular.