La France Insoumise announced it would quickly pass a major media anti-concentration law if it takes power in 2027. Jean-Luc Mélenchon singled out media outlets owned by Vincent Bolloré as the first target.
Deputy Clémence Guetté told Sud Radio that the current concentration, in which nine billionaires control 90 percent of French media, harms the right to information. She described the planned law as a democratic urgency.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon added during a Twitch and YouTube broadcast that a “media liberation law” must first dismantle monopolies, separate media from money, and empower users. He also called for an independent media ethics council and labeled the current regulator Arcom a “traveling farce.”
The remarks follow Canal+ chief Maxime Saada’s decision to stop working with cinema professionals who signed a petition against Vincent Bolloré. National Assembly president Yaël Braun-Pivet expressed openness to debating such legislation to protect pluralism.
