Right in his boots. Whether he is questioned about the counting of Eric Zemmour’s speaking time even before he declares himself a candidate or that he is confronted with the surge of dubious debates on the responsibility of the Vichy regime in the deportation of the Jews, Roch -Olivier Maistre, the president of the Superior council of audio-visual (CSA), does not deviate from his line: the institution which he directs sees above all to the respect of the pluralism of the currents of thought and of opinion, a “Principle of constitutional value” essential for the protection of democratic debate. It is against this yardstick that the recommendation for the audiovisual media for the next presidential election, which will be published in Official newspaper Friday 22 October and which he presents to World exclusively, must be read.
How will the audiovisual media have to respect their obligations in terms of pluralism during the electoral campaign?
From 1er January and until the evening of March 7, the rule of fairness will apply to declared candidates as well as to presumed candidates. This will be assessed on their speaking time, and on their airtime (comments or analyzes that accompany them, such as the presentation of polls for example). Then, from March 8, the date on which the official candidacies will be known, to March 27 at midnight, the day before the start of the official campaign, we will monitor respect for pluralism by applying the principle of enhanced equity. This means that this expression time-airtime regime will continue to apply, but must be respected within four time slots: 6-9 a.m., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 6 p.m.-midnight and midnight. -6 hours. Finally, from March 28 until the first round (then between the two rounds), the rule of strict equality between the candidates will apply.
All the candidates may not be known in January …
No, but most of the political families will have clarified their choices. To evaluate these speaking times, we will take as criteria the political weight of each of the personalities, taking into account the results of the previous polls of the political families represented in this election, but also the dynamics of the campaign, the evolution of opinion polls. , etc.
How to count Eric Zemmour, who has never been in an election?
Today, he is registered in a “various right” category, which also includes Valérie Pécresse and Xavier Bertrand until their next reinstatement at Les Républicains. From 1er January, all declared or suspected applicants will be counted as individuals.
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