« Thank you for this question I was expecting of course “. At the end of April at the Casino de Paris, Arnaud Lagardère took the microphone to respond to Christopher Calmann-Lévy, shareholder present at the General Assembly of Lagardère. The latter has just denounced the politicization of the group and its shift to the far right. Present in the press with the Sunday newspaperradio with Europe 1, he is also a major player in the edition with Hachette and one of his flagship houses, Fayard. “” Political neutrality is ensured. Our only watchword is freedom of expression, total, asserts an irritated hair the CEO. (…) If we take two examples that have been criticized, such as the book of Mr. Philippe de Villiers or that of Mr. Jordan Bardella, they both have more than largely contributed to the economic success of the group. The contract is completed. “And to add:” The only editorial line of the group as a whole is to listen to the French. It is not we who have changed, it may be the French (…) We will stick to it He says. Except that the success of these two books was not enough: according to our information, Fayard accused a decline of 28 % of its turnover last year at 14.1 million euros (on a market down 1 % in value). And his accounts fell into the red with almost a million losses. A first for almost fifteen years.