Léa Salamé leaves France-Inter and is expected on the France 2 news

Léa Salamé, in December 2021. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP

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This transfer, which has yet to be confirmed, appears to be the climax of the journalists' transfer window ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Salamé is expected to step back during the campaign, however, in the event that his partner Raphaël Glucksmann is a candidate.

This is what you call a hyper-choice. Was Léa Salamé going to return to France-Inter? Leave the public service for the private sector by going to BFM-TV where the owner Rodolphe Saadé , of Lebanese origin like her, dreamed of bringing her in? Or join France Télévisions full-time? The suspense ended this Thursday, June 19: after eleven years on France's leading radio station, Léa Salamé is leaving Inter, leaving her morning show partner Nicolas Demorand alone.

She is expected to take over France 2's 8 p.m. news after the departure of Anne-Sophie Lapix, whose successor Caroline Roux, who had been tipped off, refused. France 2 was taken by surprise and all the more willing, as a result, to accept Léa Salamé's demand: to keep her infotainment show "Quelle époque!", broadcast on Saturday evenings and produced with her own company. An unprecedented scenario, but she won the day. Negotiations between the channel and the journalist are in their final stretch and, barring any last-minute surprises, the transfer of France-Inter to the news program should be made official this Thursday.

Taking a step back during the presidential campaign?

The most "bankable" of journalists, as they say in the business world, saw herself unfold the red carpet everywhere. Her problem could be her partner, MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, who is considering running in the next presidential election. Public television has decided that it will be enough for the news anchor to step back for the duration of the 2027 campaign (something the journalist had already done at Inter, during previous elections). This situation was starting to get people talking mezzo voce in the Inter editorial team. What will happen at France Télévisions?

Delphine Ernotte, who was reappointed for a third term at the helm of the group, had announced that she would tackle the news project – in recent months, France 2's 8 p.m. news has lost significant ground to TF1's. This decision is important for the entire audiovisual transfer market because it will lead to other changes in the programming schedules of other media outlets.

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Léa Salamé knows France 2 inside out: she presented "l'Emission politique" there, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games , and the Victoires de la musique, having always taken care, as a perfect strategist, to diversify her range. Léa Salamé at the 8 p.m. news, Anne-Sophie Lapix on M6 and RTL, Marc-Olivier Fogiel on RTL, Marc Fauvelle on BFM, Benjamin Duhamel on France-Inter, Paul Larrouturou on Franceinfo , Eric Brunet on LCI, etc. If the journalist transfer window is so intense this year, it is because the media are now putting together the teams that will cover the 2027 presidential election .