France’s right-wing news and talk channel CNews has been accused of racism after commenters evoked apes and tribes in discussions on a newly elected Black Paris region mayor.
The accusations come just one month after audiovisual watchdog Arcom upheld complaints that two separate broadcasts on the Canal Plus-owned station had incited discrimination against people of Algerian origin living in France and Palestinians and fined it €100,000.
Left-wing politician Bally Bagayoko, who was elected mayor for the outer-Paris towns of Saint Denis and Pierrefitte-sur-Seine in the first round of municipal elections on March 16, was the subject of a debate on CNews on Friday evening.
The politician, who was born in France to parents of Malian descent, is seen as a breath of fresh air by his supporters in Saint Denis and Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, where close to 30% of the population live below the poverty line.
With lifelong connections to the area,
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