Last November, Thomas Sotto was excluded from the program “Elysée 2022”, dedicated to the upcoming election year, because of his relationship with Jean Castex’s communications adviser. “Thomas Sotto is an exemplary journalist who has never been subject to any ethical criticism. He has always perfectly respected on our antennas, in all our information meetings, the principles of independence and impartiality of the public service.“, France Télévisions then explained. “With the approach of important electoral deadlines, France Télévisions must redouble its transparency to avoid any situation that could cast doubt on the independence of the company. To this end, the company and each employee are invited to comply with the internal guide to professional principles for the prevention of conflicts of interest. It lays down rules applying in particular to personalities present on the air whose spouse’s situation could pose a problem in the course of an electoral campaign.“, then justified the chain because of the link between the journalist and Maya Boulos.
But now the election year is coming to an end. The opportunity for Thomas Sotto to make a thunderous return to France 2. At the start of the next school year, the host of Télématin will take the reins of an emblematic meeting at the start of the day on the second channel. The political interview of “Télématin”, presented every day at 7:40 am, will indeed experience a small facelift. According to our colleagues from Parisian, Caroline Roux, at the helm of the “4 Truths” of the morning show of France 2 since 2016, will devote herself to other projects. To replace the host of “C dans l’air”, the channel therefore called on Thomas Sotto.
As for Caroline Roux, she is also to take over the controls of the program “Élysée 2022”. A role previously held by Léa Salamé who, for next season, preferred to devote herself to the morning of France Inter.
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