The head of the editorial staff of “La Provence” reinstated but the unions remain mobilized. The journalists of the regional daily denounced on Friday "inadmissible editorial interference" and "political pressure" The strike was called due to a headline on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Marseille.

The union representing the journalists says they are "ready to mobilize" if the editorial freedom of the newspaper is threatened again. The strike is expected to last until Monday at 10:00 a.m.