At the "freedom summit", Pierre-Édouard Stérin and Vincent Bolloré launch a hostile takeover bid for the traditional liberal right

On the occasion of a "freedom summit", organized Tuesday, June 24 by Pierre-Édouard Stérin and Vincent Bolloré, committed to the ideological, political and electoral victory of a union of the extreme right, Jordan Bardella, Éric Ciotti, Sarah Knafo, Marion Maréchal and LR close to Bruno Retailleau will be on the podium. Among the supporters of the traditional liberal right interviewed by L'Humanité , the hold-up is going down badly...

The "Summit of Freedoms" brings together a nebula of right-wing and far-right figures. The event aims to impose a conservative vision of liberalism. Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas via AFP

There's no denying it, at the Casino de Paris, a performance hall owned by Vincent Bolloré that usually houses comedians or "vibes du bled" (local vibes)—raï singers—the art of counter-programming is at its peak. Or maybe it's just chance, but he does things well...

While France 2 is broadcasting this Tuesday, June 24, an issue of Cash Investigation devoted in part to the vast enterprise in the service of the extreme right of Pierre-Édouard Stérin, revealed in July 2024 by L'Humanité, it is in this mythical place of the music hall of the capital that is being held, this same evening, a summit called "of freedoms" co-organized by Le JDD (Bolloré) and Périclès (Stérin), with a noria of entities already financially aided by the second on the podium of Catholic identity billionaires: Institute of political training (IFP), Institute of economic and fiscal research (Iref), Contrepoints, Institute of French people abroad (IFE), Contribuables associés , Cercle Droit et liberté.

Artistically, the show will undoubtedly leave something to be desired, but from a political perspective, the evening could be more memorable. While, until now, the partnerships claimed between the Breton media magnate and the Norman tax exile had remained only occasional and limited—a Christian Influencers' Night here, access to the Olympia for...