After having skipped last year, Emmanuel Macron will reconnect with one of the rituals of July 14: the political interview with two journalists. The teams of TF1 and France 2 were preparing, this Monday morning, for an interview with the President of the Republic, which must take place next Thursday, National Day. According to information from our colleagues from Télérama, the Head of State gave his agreement last week to the first two channels for a long interview at 1:10 p.m., after the traditional military ceremonies which will take place in the capital.
The interview should last approximately forty-five minutes and will be broadcast live on TF1 and France 2, as well as on the news channels of the two groups (LCI, France Info) and TV5 Monde. Inaugurated under Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in 1978, this tradition had been set aside by Emmanuel Macron last year, as in 2017 and 2019. During his five years at the Élysée, Nicolas Sarkozy had shunned this meeting with the journalists.
But with the Covid crisis, Emmanuel Macron had wanted in 2020 not to overlook this moment that he had experienced as very important to address the French. This July 14 had a particular tone, which justifies this free, open, contradictory exchange “, he had then specified in the preamble to Gilles Bouleau and Léa Salamé, then designated to interview the President of the Republic. An exercise that the journalist will not repeat this year. Like Anne-Sophie Lapix, another star of political journalism from France 2, the companion of Raphaël Glucksmann was not chosen this time. It is his replacement in the big political program on Thursday evening on France 2, Caroline Roux, who will rub shoulders with the head of state. The presenter of C dans l’air will be accompanied by a colleague since TF1 has decided to appoint Anne Claire Coudray for this highly anticipated interview after an election year full of twists and turns.
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