
After three weeks of internal protest and two days of strike, France Inter withdrew the Sunday political editorial by Charles Sapin, formerly of Valeurs contemporains, following pressure from unions who denounced a lack of pluralism on the air.
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In September 2025, the Legrand-Cohen affair had already put France Inter under pressure, leading to a parliamentary inquiry into the pluralism of public broadcasting. Six months later, the recruitment of Charles Sapin, from Valeurs Actuelles, reignited internal tensions.
At Radio France, the returns follow one another and are similar. In September 2025, the Legrand-Cohen affair put France Inter under pressure, leading to the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry. For six months, it scrutinized the workings of public broadcasting, highlighting in particular the lack of respect for pluralism. In September 2026, it was the recruitment of Charles Sapin, deputy editorial director of Current Values, which ignited the station. After three weeks of internal rebellion, the journalist was removed from the 2:30 minute Sunday political editorial that the radio management had entrusted to him at the end of August.
Weakened by two days of strike, and the prospect of a third this Monday, the management of France Inter will not have resisted the revolt launched by the unions for long. After having defended for fifteen days the maintenance of the ticket in the name of “pluralism”, she reversed course by proposing to Charles Sapin to replace his…

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