"Everyone has their own opinions, their own vision": Léa Salamé will "step back" from the 8 p.m. news if Glucksmann, her partner, runs in 2027

The leader of Place Publique, a possible presidential candidate on the left, "has been a European MP for six years and that didn't stop me from presenting L'Émission politique for five years, from doing the interview on July 14, the debate between the two rounds in 2022 or from having all the politicians on the microphone in the morning on France Inter" , declared Léa Salamé, questioned on the risk of "conflicts of interest" since she was appointed on Thursday to replace Anne-Sophie Lapix at the helm of the 8 p.m. news.

"From Emmanuel Macron to Marine Le Pen, including Bruno Retailleau, Édouard Philippe and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, I never felt in their eyes that they took me for 'the wife of...'" she elaborated. " Times have changed and the French, including politicians, are much more feminist than one might think ."

"My relationship is no secret, but we compartmentalize our activities a lot. And each of us has our own opinions, our own vision, our own convictions. He's obviously never held my pen! Nor have I his, for that matter," she continued.

"It is obvious that (if Mr Glucksmann were to be a candidate in 2027) I would step back," added the journalist, questioned on this point, as she had done by stepping back at France Inter when he was a candidate in the European elections.

"My goal is not to offend viewers."

In the past, journalists such as Audrey Pulvar (then in a relationship with Arnaud Montebourg), Marie Drucker (with François Baroin), Béatrice Schönberg (married to Jean-Louis Borloo) or Anne Sinclair (then wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn) had to put their careers, at least in part, on hold, due to the political activities of their partner.

Léa Salamé, who said she was "very tempted to join BFMTV" , claims that France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte convinced her by calling for "responsibility in this chaotic period" in the world.

"Calling on me for the 8pm news is a very bold choice," says Léa Salamé, who has obtained "the guarantee" to continue presenting her weekly talk show "Quelle Époque!".

She confides that by presenting the newspaper, she will "discover an aspect of (her) job (that she) knows almost nothing about" . "I want to develop the international market, without being anxious either. But I don't come with my specifications. I will put my own stamp on it little by little."

Regarding the form, " my goal is not to offend the viewers . It is not a place for a show nor a presenter's show. (...) But I intend to keep my freedom and not forbid myself from smiling from time to time," she emphasizes.