Emmanuel Macron will debate with CGT Secretary General Sophie Binet and YouTuber Tibo InShape on TF1

Guest on a special broadcast on Tuesday, May 13 on TF1, Emmanuel Macron will debate with the general secretary of the CGT Sophie Binet and the mayor of Béziers Robert Ménard , and will also respond to a question from YouTuber Tibo InShape , the channel announced on Friday.

"Totally immersed in the middle of more than 100m2 of screens, the President of the Republic will be questioned by personalities from civil society, on set and on video," TF1 indicated in a press release.

Titled "Emmanuel Macron - The Challenges of France" and starting at 8:10 p.m., the program will be hosted by Gilles Bouleau and will cover national and international news.

Fifteen-minute debates will pit the president and Sophie Binet against each other on the subject of pensions, Robert Ménard on security, the liberal essayist Agnès Verdier-Molinié on public finances, as well as the environmental specialist Salomé Saqué on youth, TF1 reported, confirming information from Le Parisien .

Results of a consultation of the French

In addition, several figures will address Emmanuel Macron via video, including Tibo InShape and journalist Charles Biétry, who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease and whose voice is reproduced by artificial intelligence.

In addition, the Head of State will answer questions from French people, sent in particular via a form available on the TF1 INFO website, application and social networks as well as on TF1+.

He will be asked to respond to reports produced throughout France by François-Xavier Ménage.

On Tuesday evening, the channel will reveal the results of a consultation with the French public on "the Head of State's record and their priorities for the next two years."

Emmanuel Macron could discuss plans for a referendum on TF1, according to a source close to the president. He had indicated in his New Year's address for 2025 that the French would be asked to "decide" on key issues.