The communicator and La France insoumise MP from Paris contributed to changing the image of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, of whom she is a close collaborator, and now the armed wing of the Assembly. She is also, through her communications company Médiascope, at the heart of the campaign accounts affair which, in 2018, placed her party in the sights of justice. Who is Sophia Chikirou? What role does she play within the rebels?
In the Chamber, she became known in a few months for her very offensive style: loud speeches, invectives, frontal attacks against the government but in the shadow of the movement, she has been whispering in his ear for years of the big boss.
Sophia Chikirou, 43 years old and very vocal, has been Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s shadow advisor for more than ten years, his closest collaborator, the one who contributed to changing the image of the rebel leader for the presidential campaign. 2017. The one which is also, through its communications company Médiascope, at the heart of the campaign accounts affair which, in 2018, placed LFI in the sights of justice.
A centerpiece of the Mélenchon system
Little known to the general public, the brand new MP from Paris is nevertheless a centerpiece of the Mélenchon system, its strong arm in the Assembly and its powerful communicator, with a controversial reputation even within her own movement.
Strong communications director for the last two presidential campaigns of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, ephemeral and maligned boss of the web TV Le Média, she is behind the scenes to bring about the reintegration into LFI of her fellow deputy Adrien Quatennens, the leader’s heir apparent. rebel convicted of domestic violence. The magazine investigated the journey of Sophia Chikirou and her role within the rebels.
Judicial storm
Many accuse him of brutal methods in contradiction with the party’s values, but few dare to speak about it publicly for fear of reprisals. Behind the scenes, his style is far from unanimous.
Especially since 2018, Sophia Chikirou has been at the heart of a legal storm: the courts are investigating suspicions of overbilling during the 2017 presidential campaign of candidate Mélenchon. The woman who was then its communications director was, in fact, at the same time billing the movement for services provided by her own communications company, Médiascope. A mixture of genres which is now being dissected by investigators.
An investigation by Julien Daguerre, Matthieu Renier and Vincent Gobert.
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