The deputies, who were to examine on Monday, June 30, the reform of public audiovisual wanted by the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, voted in favor of a motion of rejection of the text (94 for, 38 against), putting an end prematurely to the debates.
To everyone’s surprise, the national rally joined its voices to those of the left, in the face of the sparse ranks of the government coalition. The text will now be able to leave at second reading in the Senate.
Project examination, carried by Mme Dati but rejected by the employees concerned, has been repeatedly pushed back into the hemicycle. The reform plans to create the 1is January 2026 A holding company, France Media, which would oversee France Télévisions, Radio France and the INA (National Audiovisual Institute), under the authority of a President and CEO.
Prime Minister François Bayrou supported the reform on Sunday. But this project is strongly combated by the public audiovisual unions. Those of Radio France launched an unlimited strike movement on Thursday, judging him “Extremely dangerous”both for the future of employees and for the independence of information. In France Télévisions and INA, the unions called for a strike from Monday.
