L'Émission politique (English: "The Political Show") is a French political television programme hosted by Léa Salamé broadcast twice a month on France 2 from 15 September 2016 to 22 May 2019. Broadcast during prime time on Thursday evenings, it replaced Des paroles et des actes, which was aired from 2011 to 2016, during the 2017 French presidential election. David Pujadas co-hosted the programme during its first season and Thomas Sotto during its last season.
List of episodes Season 1 Air date Party Invitee(s) Political office(s) Viewers 1 15 September 2016 LR Nicolas Sarkozy Former President of France, candidate in the 2016 primary of the right and centre 12.6% 38% 2 22 September 2016 PS Arnaud Montebourg Former Minister of the Economy, candidate in the 2017 Socialist primary 8.9% 33% 3 6 October 2016 LR Alain Juppé Former Prime Minister, candidate in the 2016 primary of the right and centre 13.2% 49% 4 20 October 2016 LR Bruno Le Maire Former Minister of Agriculture, candidate in the 2016 primary of the right and centre 8.4% 41% 5 27 October 2016 LR François Fillon Former Prime Minister, candidate in the 2016 primary of the right and centre 9.4% 38% 6 10 November 2016 The world according to Donald Trump(special episode on the 2016 United States presidential election) 9.1% PS Ségolène Royal Minister of Ecology FN Florian Philippot Member of the European Parliament 7 8 December 2016 PS Benoît Hamon Former Minister of National Education, candidate in the 2017 Socialist primary 8.0% 40% 8 5 January 2017 PS Manuel Valls Former Prime Minister, candidate in the 2017 Socialist primary 8.4% 29% 9 9 February 2017 FN Marine Le Pen Member of the European Parliament, candidate in the 2017 French presidential election 16.7% 41% 10 23 February 2017 FI Jean-Luc Mélenchon Former Senator, Member of the European Parliament, candidate in the 2017 French presidential election 12.6% 37% 11 9 March 2017 PS Benoît Hamon Former Minister of National Education, candidate in the 2017 French presidential election 10.6% 39% 12 23 March 2017 LR François Fillon Former Prime Minister, candidate in the 2017 French presidential election 14.9% 28% 13 6 April 2017 EM Emmanuel Macron Former Minister of the Economy, candidate in the 2017 French presidential election 16.5% 47% 14 4 May 2017 The two Frances(special episode on the second round of the 2017 French presidential election) 10.0% 15 18 May 2017 France: the new deal(special episode on the 2017 French legislative elections) 9.6% REM Christophe Castaner Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament, Government Spokesman FI Jean-Luc Mélenchon Former candidate in the 2017 French presidential election PS Benoît Hamon Former candidate in the 2017 French presidential election LR Georges Fenech Deputy for Rhône's 11th constituency REM Jean-Louis Bourlanges Candidate in the 2017 French legislative elections LR Fabienne Keller Senator for Bas-Rhin LR Jean-François Copé Former candidate in the 2016 primary of the right and centre SE Frédéric Mitterrand Former Minister of Culture REM Marie Sara Candidate in the 2017 French legislative elections FN Gilbert Collard Deputy for Gard's 2nd constituency – 31 May 2017 Episode cancelled – 15 June 2017 Episode cancelled
Season 2 Air date Party Invitee(s) Political office(s) Viewers 1 28 September 2017 LR Édouard Philippe Prime Minister 14.5% 52% 2 19 October 2017 FN Marine Le Pen Deputy for Pas-de-Calais's 11th constituency, president of the National Front (FN) 7.7% 41% 3 30 November 2017 FI Jean-Luc Mélenchon Deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency 9.1% 46% 4 25 January 2018 LR Laurent Wauquiez President of The Republicans (LR), president of the regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 6.8% 50% 5 15 February 2018 REM Jean-Michel Blanquer Minister of National Education 7.2% 71% 6 15 March 2018 REM Gérald Darmanin Minister of Action and Public Accounts 6.3% 49% 7 17 May 2018 Macron: one year later(special episode on the first year of Emmanuel Macron as President of France) 8.3% REM Christophe Castaner General delegate of La République En Marche!, Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament 37% FN Marine Le Pen President of the National Front, deputy for Pas-de-Calais's 11th constituency 41% FI Jean-Luc Mélenchon Founder of La France Insoumise, deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency 47% LR Laurent Wauquiez President of The Republicans, president of the regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 44% PS Olivier Faure First Secretary of the Socialist Party, deputy for Seine-et-Marne's 11th constituency 24%
Season 3 Air date Party Invitee(s) Political office(s) Viewers 1 27 September 2018 DVD Édouard Philippe Prime Minister 11.0% 47% 2 22 November 2018 SE Nicolas Hulot Former Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition 14.9% 65%
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