Le Grand Jury
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Le Grand Jury is a French political broadcast of RTL
, the main generalist radio network in France. Since 1994, it is also broadcast on LCI
, a TV news channel.
It took place evening Sundays at 6.30. During one hour, a politician, an employer or a tade unionist is interviewed by journalists of RTL, LCI and of a newspaper. The partner of the broadcast was Le Monde
then Le Figaro
since 2005.
In 1987, interviewed in Le Grand Jury, the National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
said "the holocaust is a detail of the history of the Second World War".
In 2002, the Workers' Struggle
spokesperson Arlette Laguiller
cried during the broadcast when a former trotskyst militant was evoked by the journalists.
Currently, the interviewers are Jean-Michel Aphatie (RTL), Pierre-Luc Séguillon (LCI) and Etienne Mougeotte (Le Figaro).
RTL (French radio)
In France, RTL is a popular nation-wide commercial radio network owned by the RTL Group.In 1931, Radio Luxembourg, the public radio network from Luxembourg, was privatised. Beginning in 1946, it could be heard easily in France. Until the 1980s, only the French public radio networks could transmit...
, the main generalist radio network in France. Since 1994, it is also broadcast on LCI
La Chaîne Info
La Chaîne Info, or LCI is a French cable news channel. The network provides 24-hour national and global news coverage.-History:LCI was created on June 24, 1994, by Christian Dutoit on behalf of the media group TF1....
, a TV news channel.
It took place evening Sundays at 6.30. During one hour, a politician, an employer or a tade unionist is interviewed by journalists of RTL, LCI and of a newspaper. The partner of the broadcast was Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
then Le Figaro
Le Figaro
Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. It is one of three French newspapers of record, with Le Monde and Libération, and is the oldest newspaper in France. It is also the second-largest national newspaper in France after Le Parisien and before Le Monde, but...
since 2005.
In 1987, interviewed in Le Grand Jury, the National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
said "the holocaust is a detail of the history of the Second World War".
In 2002, the Workers' Struggle
Workers' Struggle
Lutte Ouvrière is the usual name under which the Union Communiste , a French Trotskyist political party, is known, after the name of its weekly paper. Arlette Laguiller has been its spokeswoman since 1973 and has run in each presidential election, but Robert Barcia was its founder and central...
spokesperson Arlette Laguiller
Arlette Laguiller
Arlette Yvonne Laguiller is a French Trotskyist politician. Since 1973, she has been the spokeswoman and the best known leader and perennial candidate of the Lutte Ouvrière political party...
cried during the broadcast when a former trotskyst militant was evoked by the journalists.
Currently, the interviewers are Jean-Michel Aphatie (RTL), Pierre-Luc Séguillon (LCI) and Etienne Mougeotte (Le Figaro).