Radio France staff voted on the principle of a strike on Wednesday and demanded the withdrawal of the weekly column entrusted to Charles Sapin, responsible for the magazine Valeurs Acteurs, classified on the far right. Gathered in a general assembly, they denounce an arrival on the air which they consider incompatible with the values of the public group.
Published on: 02/09/2026 - 15:33 Modified on: 02/09/2026 - 21:21
Radio France staff meeting at a general meeting asked their management on Wednesday, September 2, to withdraw the weekly column assigned on France Inter to a manager of the magazine Valeurs Acteurs, and voted on the principle of a strike, participants reported.
In a motion adopted unanimously, the staff express their "categorical refusal" of the arrival of Charles Sapin on the air, whose magazine carries values that are not "compatible" with those of the public broadcasting group.
The Radio France inter-union must "submit a strike notice as soon as possible" in the absence of such a withdrawal, adds the text of which AFP has seen.
France Inter, the leading radio station in terms of audience, has been in turmoil since the announcement of the arrival of Charles Sapin, a decision justified by management in the name of "pluralism" as a presidential year begins.
“Pluralism cannot serve as a pretext for the legitimization of all words,” proclaims the motion which is addressed to the president of Radio France Sibyle Veil and the boss of France Inter Céline Pigalle.
Charles Sapin's Sunday column provokes "anger and incomprehension" within the group and among the listeners, pointed out participants at the AGM, which brought together around a hundred people according to the organizers.
“Pluralism, to what extent?”, said a union official, while Current Values, classified very right-wing, has been condemned several times in court, notably in 2021 when it depicted the rebellious black-skinned elected official Danièle Obono as a slave. It was directed at the time by Geoffroy Lejeune, who has since moved to the Journal du Dimanche (JDD).
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“We bow our necks in front of those who promised to decapitate us,” launched another unionist, in reference to the accusations of partiality of public broadcasting in favor of the left and the threat of privatization of the sector brandished by the RN.
These accusations motivated the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry a year ago by the UDR, a party allied to the National Rally.
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With AFP
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