The President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet (Renaissance) called on Sunday to "
collectively (s') rise against this drift of the debate
", after insults from the host Cyril Hanouna to the deputy LFI Louis Boyard on the channel
C8
.
According to her, the sequence is “
degrading for the public debate and the people on the set
”.
"
We must collectively rise up against this drift of public debate and debate in the media
," she pleaded on
Radio J.
"
The only thing I regret is having insulted him, it's not a good example
, ”assured Cyril Hanouna on Twitter on Sunday evening, after relaying messages of support during the weekend.
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"
For the rest, I have no regrets and I will always defend my friends
," he added, referring to billionaire Vincent Bolloré, whose questioning by Louis Boyard was the source of the incident.
“
I am whole, loyal, sincere, and I will always be myself on the air.
I am sanguine and true like some politicians
, ”continued Cyril Hanouna, who should return to the incident on Monday evening on his program “
Touche pas à mon poste
” (TPMP).
During a sequence devoted to the Ocean Viking migrant boat in TPMP on Thursday evening, guest Louis Boyard, deputy since June and former columnist for the show, accused the "
five richest people
" in France of "
impoverishing Africa
”.
He quoted Vincent Bolloré, owner of the Canal+ group, to which
C8
belongs .
The tone quickly rose with Cyril Hanouna.
"
You're a shit
", launched the host, after having treated the deputy of "
moron
", "
jester
" and "
lost
".
Louis Boyard left under the boos of the public.
“A provocative deputy”
The LFI group seized Arcom, and Yaël Braun-Pivet indicated that he had spoken with the president of this audiovisual policeman.
For his part, government spokesman Olivier Véran defended the deputy: “
Whether we like Louis Boyard or not, whether we share his ideas or not, he remains an elected official.
He has the right to express himself as he sees fit and we certainly don't have to insult or insult him
, ”he said on
BFMTV
on Sunday .
“
I deplore this spiral of permanent buzz
”, also declared Olivier Véran, noting then that “
Louis Boyard is a provocative deputy
”.
The two leaders of the presidential majority agree that "
politicians must speak to the French
" and that it is difficult to boycott this or that broadcast.
TPMP is a ratings success, with 1.8 million viewers on average and peaks at over 2 million.
Louis Boyard called on Friday for a parliamentary commission of inquiry into "
the interference of Vincent Bolloré
" in the media he owns.
According to the President of the Assembly, the question of media concentration is “
a fundamental question in a democracy
” and “
it is important that we deal with this subject
”.
She pointed out that the Senate had already conducted such a commission of inquiry, which in March had resulted in 32 recommendations.
The LFI group in the Assembly is free to use its "
right to draw
" to in turn launch a commission.