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Prisca Thevenot réagit à la pétition contre CNews et attaque La France insoumise
La députée EPR des Hauts-de-Seine Prisca Thevenot commente la pétition réclamant la suppression de CNews, qui a dépassé 500 000 signatures, et dénonce la position de Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
In brief
Politics event (severity: low) nationwide, first detected on 3 November 2026 at 18:19. Reported by 1 source (1 article), last updated on 3 November 2026 at 18:19. Part of the story “Petition for the closure of CNews: more than 650,000 signatures”.
- Category
- Politics
- Severity
- Low
- Place
National
- Detected
- 3 Nov, 18h19
- Updated
- 3 Nov, 18h19
- Reference
- no.8717
What changed in the story at that point
1 article · 1 source · 1 bord sur 3 · outlets: left 0, centre 0, right 1
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This event does not yet have its own comparison: here is the story's Petition for the closure of CNews: more than 650,000 signatures.
The three sides cover the same petition and the referral to Arcom, but the left emphasizes CNews' shortcomings and the regulator's role, the center focuses on the parliamentary procedure and freedom of expression, and the right defends the channel and denounces censorship.
Left
Highlights warnings and referrals to Arcom against Zemmour, racist remarks broadcast on CNews, and criticism from left-wing politicians regarding an editorial line deemed problematic; cites Thomas Portes, Jérôme Guedj, and Mediapart.
Centre
Focuses on the threshold of 500,000 then 750,000 signatures, the decision of the cultural affairs committee, and the question of freedom of expression; relays the referral to Arcom and the minister's position.
Right
Defends CNews by denouncing a will to censor and gag free speech, highlights the positions of Marine Le Pen, Éric Ciotti, Prisca Thevenot, and Pascal Praud, and questions Arcom's impartiality.
Common points
- =The petition calling for the closure of CNews has surpassed 500,000 signatures and would pave the way for a parliamentary debate
- =Arcom referred the matter to justice after remarks made by Éric Zemmour on October 18 on LCI, BFMTV, and CNews
- =The National Assembly's cultural affairs committee must rule on the appropriateness of a debate
- =Culture Minister Catherine Pégard refers the assessment to Arcom
Divergences
- ≠The left presents the petition as a response to repeated shortcomings by CNews, while the right presents it as an attack on press freedom and pluralism
- ≠The right highlights support for CNews (Le Pen, Ciotti, Patrier-Leitus) and a support petition, an angle absent from left-wing articles
- ≠The left points out the 27 warnings from Arcom and the regulator's past leniency, while the right questions its impartiality
- ≠The center treats the petition from a procedural and freedom of expression angle, without repeating the right's accusations of censorship or the left's substantive criticisms
Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 3 Nov, 23h24
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- 18h19CNewsRightWire3 NovPrisca Thevenot : «Tous ceux qui ne pensent pas comme Jean-Luc Mélenchon sont des ennemis à abattre»
Une pétition sur le site de l'Assemblée nationale appelant à «supprimer CNews de l'audiovisuel français» a dépassé 500.000 signatures lundi, ouvrant la voie à un possible débat sur le sujet dans l'hémicycle. Une demande appuyée par LFI. Mais pour Prisca Thevenot, députée EPR des Hauts-de-Seine, «tous ceux qui ne pensent pas comme Jean-Luc Mélenchon sont des ennemis à abattre».
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#CNews · #pétition · #Thevenot · #audiovisuel
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