Europe 1 finally appoints Louis de Raguenel deputy of the political service

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A small step back… The management of Europe 1 has given up appointing Louis de Raguenel, defector of

head of its political service, against a backdrop of internal crisis.

She chose him as deputy, the radio said.

Michaël Darmon has been appointed head of the political service.

The announcement at the end of last week of the arrival of Louis de Raguenel, a former editor-in-chief of

, at the head of the political service of the radio, had provoked a rebellion within the editorial staff of Europe 1, owned by the Lagardère group.

Michaël Darmon becomes head of the political service

Meeting in general assembly Monday, the drafting had voted overwhelmingly against this appointment.

Since then, meetings have been chained between the unions, the SDR and management, a situation tense to the point that Europe 1 gives up its traditional press conference back to school on Thursday morning.

The management finally chose to appoint Michaël Darmon, 58, former iTélé (CNews), political columnist at Europe 1 and presenter of the

, to the strategic position of head of the political service.

Louis de Raguenel will be his deputy, alongside journalist Aurélie Herbemont, who has been acting since the departure at the end of 2019 of David Doukhan, the previous head of the political service.

"Louis de Raguenel will join the editorial staff of Europe 1 for a first contact in the next few days", announced in an internal message the director of information Donat Vidal Revel, reaffirming "that the editorial line of Europe 1 does not vary one iota ”.

Several criticisms against Raguenel

"Louis de Raguenel is not leaving

to make

, which would make no sense, but to make Europe 1," he assured.

For the Society of Editors (SDR) of Europe 1, the fact that Louis de Raguenel is not appointed chief is "the clear demand carried by (the) vote" of the general assembly, according to a press release sent internally.

“The management underlines the experience of Michaël Darmon, including as head of a political service in another editorial office in the past.

Above all, it very clearly affirms its vigilance to come on the editorial line of Europe 1, which can not suffer from the slightest deviation, "continues the SDR, which warns that it" remains, today and tomorrow, extremely vigilant.

The SDR and the unions reproached Louis de Raguenel in particular for having been responsible, as a former UMP activist, for the communication of the former interior minister Claude Guéant and also for having revealed the sources of two journalists from

in 2014.

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