Overview

• Léa Salamé will assume the helm of France2’s 20 Heures this autumn, succeeding Anne-Sophie Lapix.
• She pledged to step aside from anchoring if her partner, Raphaël Glucksmann, launches a bid for the 2027 presidential election.
• Salamé cited her past decision to step back at France Inter during Glucksmann’s European campaign as proof of her commitment to impartiality.
• France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte convinced her to join the news desk by appealing to her sense of civic responsibility.
• She secured a guarantee to continue hosting her weekly talk show “Quelle Époque!” alongside her new nightly news role.