An anthology moment. In September 2022, Xavier Bertrand came to defend on the France 2 news set his candidacy for the presidential election and his refusal to confront other contenders belonging to the Republican camp. Known for her well-oiled repartee, Anne-Sophie Lapix did not spare him by throwing a little spade still etched in the minds of many. A sequence that the 51-year-old journalist returned to during a new issue ofC to youbroadcast on France Friday January 12.
As a reminder, Anne-Sophie Lapix’s famous tackle on Xavier Bertrand was made after a new justification from the latter: “Voters from the right and the center, like a majority of French people, want this to change. I am the one who can bring about this change. Do you seriously think that if I were not in the best position today, I would be in front of you to present my project to you?” To which the wife of advertising man Arthur Sadoun then retorted, without mincing words: “Finally, for now, you’re not even in the second round in the polls…” At the microphone of Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine, the former co–presenter of the show Seven to eighthowever assured that the fuse had been lit by the president of the Hauts-de-France regional council: “He’s the one who starts. He’s already setting up the silence and he expects me to restart it and so, like a pugI throw myself. ”
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Anne-Sophie Lapix, calmed down?
Anne-Sophie Lapix don’t spare anyone during his interviews, not even the politicians, therefore. Consequently, during the last presidential election, the journalist had to endure a refusal from Marine Le Pen, candidate of the National Rally. A grudge that does not date from yesterday… “Of all my political guests, she is the one with whom I felt the most tension”, had also detailed the former conductor of C to youin the columns ofTéléObs in April 2015. And added: “She did, I believe, a personal matter. Since she has been able to choose the media in which she speaks, Marine Le Pen no longer comes on my shows much…”
However, today, Anne-Sophie Lapix try not to offend anyoneas she indicated in an interview given toSatellifaxin July 2021: “Any smile in a political interview can be interpreted as mockery, a lack of respect.”And to develop his thoughts: “For the interview of the President of the Republic with Gilles Bouleau, I forced myself not to smile. Likewise, I now take care to remove all irony in my questions.”
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