Nicolas Sarkozy would be joined to this appointment

The new President and CEO of France television should be named earlier this week, possibly tomorrow Tuesday, rumors. And except new rebound, the happy elected should be Rémy Pflimlin, the current Director General of Presstalis. The latter would have received in the Elysee Palace last Wednesday. The next day, the head of the State Nicolas Sarkozy and the Secretary General of the Elysee, Claude Guéant, organized a final consultation with the Prime Minister François Fillon and the Minister of Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand. It was at this meeting that the decision would have been arbitrated, according to the website of "Point" Friday.

Rémy Pflimlin consensual image, his knowledge of the audiovisual world, since he led France 3 for six years, and its qualities of bargaining, deployed to Presstalis with the unions, argued in its favour. In the last straight line of this long drama, he could count on the support of Claude Guéant. Nicolas Sarkozy would be joined to this appointment... except coup de theatre.

Caution in the Elysee Palace

After the case of Woerth and bad registered surveys, avoid opening a new front of controversy has become a priority in the Elysee Palace. In this context, the choice of Alexandre Bompard, the pattern of Europe 1, deemed close to, have more seemed appropriate. Early last week, former Director of the cabinet of François Fillon appeared yet again as the odds-on favorite for the head of State. Friday, he was received at the Elysee... probably to receive confirmation that it does not successor to Patrick de Carolis at the head of France television.

After named Jean-Luc Hess at the controls of Radio France, Nicolas Sarkozy prepares therefore to exercise for the second time his power of appointment of the leaders of public broadcasting, that he gave the reform of the audiovisual in 2009.

The Elysee Palace, which for several weeks, stated that the appointment of the new President of France television would intervene, in early July should, in principle very quickly, submit his choice for the Presidency of the public group to the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel. It should say whether or not he endorses the choice of the Government. Candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will then auditioned by the commissions of Cultural Affairs of the National Assembly and the Senate, which can stop the process if more than three-fifths of the deputies or senators voted against the name that is presented to them.

A team training

Is that once crossed these three obstacles that the new pattern of France television will install in the seat occupied for five years by Patrick de Carolis, on Monday, August 24. In the meantime, it should commit to the constitution of his team. Even if the head of State means that the President of France television, negotiations have already begun on the choice of its number two and "it is precisely this point that would still result in some blockages" according to a close of the record. On the eve of the weekend, the name of Jean-Pierre Cottet - a former pillar of France television who had joined since the production of the Lagardère Group pole - was always travelling. That of Bertrand Mosca, the current Director of the programs of France 3, was also discussed.