"We do not put gag orders to France Televisions": Elise Lucet responds to Jacques Cardoze's attacks on the left-wing of public service

"I was called a facho because I wanted to investigate Islamo-leftism," Jacques Cardoze told Buzz TV last Wednesday. The one who officiated as presenter of "Complement of investigation" for three seasons until 2021 accused the group France Televisions of "typing more on the right side than on the left side".

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Invited in turn this Wednesday, Elise Lucet reacted to the words of the new columnist of Cyril Hanouna in "Touche pas à mon poste". "I have no card either left or right," said the journalist from the outset, referring only to "her press card". "When we investigate, we are not interested in the train that arrives on time but in the drifts. We always make people dissatisfied with all parties," said the presenter at the helm of "Cash Investigation" and "Special Envoy".

«We must judge France TV on values»

To the attacks of Jacques Cardoze according to whom "everything is not beautiful or rosy" to France Televisions, the main interested also answers: "We are in a representation of the mosaic of the political and economic France. We must judge France TV on values and Jacques adhered to them for 27 years.

Attacking the desire of her former colleague to be a "whistleblower" on the practices of the public audiovisual group, Elise Lucet assured that many means are put in place to fight against "ideological drifts" and "watch over speaking times".

"We don't gag people! And if we do not feel good at France Télévisions, we put ourselves under the protection of a union, "she continued. Before concluding: "An investigative program is not intended to be the ode of the big bosses but Jacques should know it from having been a presenter.