Gabriel Attal facing influencers.
According to an indiscreet journalist from the
Journal du Dimanche
, the government spokesperson is launching from Wednesday October 28 a “
monthly meeting for discussion on the news
” at the Elysee where several stars of social networks are invited like Léna Situations, EnjoyPhoenix, Paola Locatelli and Just Riadh.
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Objective for the government?
Raise awareness among young people about the health crisis and government measures to fight the spread of Covid-19 (barrier gestures, social distancing, etc.).
The first four invited personalities, aged between 16 and 25, being followed by millions of subscribers.
BFMTV reveals, however, that "
the casting of the meeting Wednesday
is not yet stopped
".
Still according to information from the continuous news channel, Léna Situations has already declined the invitation.
This meeting will be broadcast on Twitch and Youtube.
Politicians are people really like everyone else
EnjoyPhoenix in February 2020
This is not the first time that the government has surrounded itself with influencers to convey messages.
Last February, EnjoyPhoenix followed Brune Poirson, then Secretary of State for Ecology, for a day.
A communication operation where the star with 3.6 million subscribers on Youtube explained in particular to the politician between two meetings in a car: “
Young people are not so interested in politics.
(...) It's just because we don't give them the opportunity to show them that politicians are people really like everyone else
”.
