NewzStaff at the French public broadcaster Radio France launched a two-day strike on Sunday to protest the appointment of Charles Sapin as deputy editor-in-chief. Sapin previously served as a deputy editor-in-chief at the far-right weekly magazine Valeurs Actuelles.
Labor unions at the broadcaster accuse Sapin of actively promoting far-right ideologies, raising concerns about editorial independence and political bias ahead of the presidential election scheduled for the following spring. Meanwhile, Radio France management has defended the decision to hire Sapin despite the widespread staff opposition and ongoing industrial action.
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