This Tuesday, February 1, 2022, Anne-Claire Coudray celebrates her 45th birthday. Over the years, the presenter has become a safe bet in the world of journalism. But in 2017, a little mishap happened to him… At that time in May, the wife of Nicolas Vix was approached to lead the debate between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. Facing the camera, the two presidential candidates brilliantly defended their ideas. As a reminder, the program was unveiled simultaneously on TF1 and France 2. After countless discussions, Nathalie Saint Cricq, head of the political department of the second channel and Christophe Jakubyszyn were appointed to lead the debate.
But before the formalization, media have implied that Anne-Claire Coudray could be at the controls of the show. For the first round, Amalia’s mother had presented a debate alongside Gilles Bouleau. But the two journalists have been the target of fierce criticism. Indeed, Internet users have criticized them for being too “indulgent” with Marine Le Pen, the Front National candidate. In April of that same year, The Parisian assured that the main interested party would not participate in the debate between the two rounds. The cause ? The Front National reportedly had doubts about his professionalism. “The FN would have vetoed”, have informed our colleagues. Moreover, the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen “would not appreciate the journalist’s alleged macronism”.
For her part, Anne-Claire Coudray has long preferred to ignore the rumors. But as pointed out Star TV, the 40-year-old ended up breaking her silence in Le Grand Direct from the mediaEurope 1. In one sequence, she assured “not being aware” and “does not know if the discussion went as far as the veto”. As for Christophe Jakubyszyn – present in the show – he said “that very quickly the legitimacy was to propose to the two department heads” to animate the debate. According to him, he would not even have heard of the wishes of the National Front…
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