France TV anchor to step aside as partner enters presidential bid

TL;DR
Léa Salamé will temporarily step down from France Télévisions' primetime 20h news as her partner, MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, campaigns for president, saying the move preserves journalistic ethics and avoids conflicts of interest; she has previously recused from political coverage and the decision was coordinated with management.
Topics:worldpolitics#20h-news#ethics-in-journalism#french-presidential-election-2027#lea-salame#politics#raphael-glucksmann
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