Solène Delinger 8:56 a.m., September 21, 2022, modified at 8:57 a.m., September 21, 2022
The former journalist in charge of monitoring the Elysée since 2017 on CNews left the continuous news channel of the Canal + group this summer to join the ranks of Macronie as spokesperson for Renaissance.
According to information from "Figaro", Emmanuel Macron would have welcomed this "disruptive" recruitment.
A career change not so surprising… Journalist Loïc Signor, in charge of monitoring the presidential majority for CNews, has decided to leave the television group to join the ranks of Macronie.
According to information from our colleagues from
Figaro,
Loïc Signor was approached by the secretary general of Renaissance Stéphane Séjourné.
A "well-considered" choice
In an interview with
Le Figaro
on Tuesday,
Loïc Signor has confirmed that he left his job as a journalist during the summer to join the Renaissance party as the new spokesperson for Emmanuel Macron's political formation.
"I left CNews to become spokesperson for Renaissance, the new party of the presidential majority that Stéphane Séjourné will lead," said the journalist in the columns of
Figaro
.
A choice he defines as "strong, radical and carefully considered".
"Let's do politics, it's better to defend the values that are mine. And it's better to do it without a press card," he says.
A "disruptive" recruitment, according to Macron
"We needed a spokesperson able to embody the positions that the party will take. I am delighted that Loïc Signor has agreed to put his expertise at our service", welcomed Stéphane Séjourné.
And, according to information from
Figaro
, Emmanuel Macron himself would have welcomed the "disruptive" recruitment of Loïc Signor.
The former journalist indicates that he will have to "carry the word and the ideas of the party. It is in this logic that I will animate each week, at the headquarters of the party, a press conference, which will be held the day after our office executive “, he details in the columns of
Figaro
.