Overview

• Marine Le Pen said Delphine Ernotte overstepped her role and described her as a strongly left‑leaning activist in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche.
• Ernotte, recently reconfirmed for a third term, told Le Monde that CNews is an opinion outlet and should assume being a far‑right channel.
• The demand comes during an escalating fight between Bolloré‑owned media and the public broadcasters following the Legrand‑Cohen affair.
• Public broadcasters have appealed to Arcom over accusations of bias, while Le Pen argues France should not spend about €4 billion a year on what she calls a partisan media giant.
• Le Pen’s call lands as governance and oversight pressures grow, with Arcom’s impartiality review under way and a Court of Auditors report on Ernotte’s management expected soon.