In the Assembly, in a tense climate, the petition aiming to delete CNews dismissed by the deputies

It is rare for debates to take place in a completely calm atmosphere. This afternoon, within the Cultural Affairs and Education Committee of the National Assembly, this was once again far from being the case. At the end of extremely tense discussions, the deputies of the said committee decided, on the proposal of the president, the deputy LR Alexandre Portier, to “classify”, in other words, to sweep away before there is a debate in the Hemicycle, the petition which suggested removing CNews from the French audiovisual sector. A close vote, with 28 votes for the classification, 25 votes against. A text submitted a few months ago on the Assembly website which quickly saw its number of signatories soar after the racist attack in Trappes, reaching today more than a million supporters.

During the debates, the president of the commission, Alexandre Portier, recalled that the possibility of signing petitions was “an essential democratic right”, before considering that it…