France 3 is ending Sunday in politicsThe national political program, broadcast on Sundays at midday, will end this Sunday after 15 years. Francis Letellier, who has been the face of the show since its launch in September 2011, is leaving this long-standing slot on France 3.
Francis Letellier is reviving "The 4 Truths"»
The 61-year-old journalist will join France 2 in the fall. He will take over the reins of The 4 truths, the political interview broadcast in TélématinHe will succeed Gilles Bornstein as the presenter of this morning program on the public channel.
A new political program on Sundays
This change comes as France Télévisions prepares a new Sunday midday political program, starting August 30. The program will be hosted by Benjamin Duhamel, who also presents the morning show on France Inter. It will be broadcast simultaneously on France Inter and France 2, starting at 13:20 p.m.
France 3 frees up its national slot
The space occupied by Sunday in politics must now be taken over by the 24 regional stations of France 3. The channel is thus turning an important page in its national political offering. Sunday in politics was the last purely national political news program still broadcast on France 3.
An event firmly established in the political landscape
During 15 years, Sunday in politics It featured numerous public figures. The program attracted an average of around one million viewers in cumulative audience and held a recognized place among Sunday political programs.