Radio France staff strike over appointment of far-right weekly editor
- Staff at France's public radio broadcaster began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of a commentator whom unions accuse of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election.
- Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles, has since late August been presenting a weekly political commentary segment on France Inter, the country's most-listened-to radio station.
- Management has defended the appointment in the name of pluralism ahead of the April-May election to choose a successor to President Emmanuel Macron.
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- Staff at France's public radio broadcaster began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of a commentator whom unions accuse of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election.
- Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles, has since late August been presenting a weekly political commentary segment on France Inter, the country's most-listened-to radio station.
- Management has defended the appointment in the name of pluralism ahead of the April-May election to choose a successor to President Emmanuel Macron.
Sources: France 24