Paris (AFP)

Anne-Sophie Lapix stops presenting Le Grand Echiquier to "refocus on the 20 Hours" and will be replaced by Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine, she announced in an interview with Le Parisien on Sunday.

"I stop + Le Grand Echiquier + to refocus on the 20 Hours. The news is very intense with the health crisis and promises to be just as dense with the presidential election", explains the presenter.

"It was one of my best professional experiences", assures Anne-Sophie Lapix.

Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine had already replaced her in early February to present the show, when Anne-Sophie Lapix had to withdraw from the France 2 antenna after having tested positive for Covid-19.

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