Cheeky TV show becomes battleground in French election race
ABC News
A French primetime television show that has long delighted in poking fun at Marine Le Pen has become a battleground in the far-right leader’s fierce contest with incumbent Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency
PARIS -- A French television news and entertainment show that has long delighted in poking fun at Marine Le Pen and her father has become a battleground in the far-right leader's election contest with President Emmanuel Macron.
After Le Pen said she is excluding reporters from the primetime program “Quotidien” from her press conferences, Macron stepped up his efforts to portray his challenger as a threat to France’s democracy and said she has shown “the real face of the extreme right,”
Both Le Pen and her father, Jean-Marie, have long been a favorite target of irreverent coverage by the evening chat, entertainment and news show on channel TMC.
“Quotidien” regularly casts a critical eye on French politics, calling out and teasing politicians for their foibles, inconsistencies and positions. The show is also a frequent stop for top stars and has more than three quarters of a million Twitter followers.
