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The Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak, said on Sunday on Twitter that she understood “the concerns” of the employees of the “Sunday Journal” on strike to prevent the arrival of Geoffroy Lejeune at the head of the weekly.
“It is certainly not for politicians to meddle or comment” the appointment of far-right journalist Geoffroy Lejeune as editor-in-chief of the Sunday newspaper. Guest of franceinfo on Tuesday June 27, the president of the group Les Républicains (LR) in the National Assembly, Olivier Marleix, rebuked the Minister of Culture. “In law, the JDD can become whatever he wants, as long as he respects the law. But for our republican values how not to be alarmed?Rima Abdul-Malak said on Twitter on Sunday, including “worries” workers on strike.
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“What surprised me the most in all this was the exit of the Minister of Culture, who expressed her concern for the values of the Republic”explains Olivier Marleix, before giving him this tackle: “She was much less worried when the President of the Republic obtained 5-6 pages of interview from Geoffroy Lejeune in Current Values“. Before being named managing editor of JDDthe latter in fact directed the far-right weekly.
Vincent Bolloré is “a great business leader”
“Let the state, first of all, stay in its place”, argues Olivier Marleix. Otherwise, “we are returning to the ORTF and I do not think that in terms of press freedom this is the desirable model”. The leader of the LR deputies also judges that Vincent Bolloré is “a great business leader” Who “brought honor to our country”. The arrival of Geoffroy Lejeune at the head of the JDD coincides with the takeover of the Lagardère group, on which the weekly depends, by the French media giant Vivendi. The Breton captain of industry, close to conservative and traditionalist Catholic circles, is its influential boss.