After the announcement of the surprise arrival of Marie-Sophie Lacarrau at TF1 to replace Jean-Pierre Pernaut, France 2 must find someone as quickly as possible to replace its presenter at 1 p.m., removed from the air as of this Friday. 

The departure of Jean-Pierre Pernaut from TF1 next December is already embarrassing France 2.

This Thursday, Le Figaro announced that it would be Marie-Sophie Laccarau who would take over the reins of the 1pm of the first channel.

Until then presenter of the mid-day newspaper on France 2, it will not be on the air this Friday.

And the second channel tries to find a successor as quickly as possible. 

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Marie-Sophie Lacarrau seems to have learned of her departure from France 2 during the day of this Thursday.

She ended her 1:00 p.m. with a "Goodbye, see you tomorrow" ... but her colleague Anne-Sophie Lapix announced at the end of 8:00 p.m. that Nathanaël de Rincquesen would be in charge of the mid-newspaper. day this Friday. 

It must be said that in France 2, it was a bit of a cold shower: many names had circulated to succeed Jean-Pierre Pernaut, but not that of Marie-Sophie Lacarrau.

Apparently, other than management, no one was aware.

The editorial staff learned of his departure for TF1 from the

Figaro

article

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Laurent Guimier, brand new news director at France Televisions, meanwhile wished the journalist good luck on Twitter: "More than ever, talents are at France Televisions".

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Thursday, a crisis meeting was organized at France 2 to find as quickly as possible a successor to the now former presenter of 1 p.m.

Because Nathanaël de Rincquesen is at the presentation this Friday, but this replacement is a priori temporary, and the joker should not resume the chair of the holder. 

Names are already circulating to recover the seat of the 13h of the public service.

Among them, Jean-Baptiste Marteau, Julien Benedetto and ... Thomas Sotto, whose name was already circulating during the week to replace Jean-Pierre Pernaut.

It is not known if the choice will be made in time for the newspaper of Monday, September 21, or if France 2 will delay by continuing to call on its joker, the time to find the rare pearl.