In addition to this tribute to his dad, Stéphane Tapie also spoke to the site The Marseillaise. He gave an interview there in which he punched the takeover of the newspaper Provence, owned by Bernard. “There is one thing that interests me: that his last wishes are respected. They were clear and clear: let Xavier Niel take over Provence. I gave my father my word, I’ll do anything for it (…) I am very attached to the sustainability of Provence (…) Today the Niel group is Nice morning, Var-Morning, The worldit is the field of the media, each one his trade“, he says bluntly, so Rodolphe Saadé (CMA-CGM) has also positioned himself and the future of the title is now at stake in court.
If Stéphane Tapie supports Xavier Niel’s approach, it is also because of a question of affinity. “He was part of the last circle that surrounded him. He is someone who was present during my father’s illness and the end of his life. Just in relation to that, I don’t have to get in touch with Rodolphe Saadé“, he adds.