Marine Le Pen appoints Jacobelli as culture minister; Ballard tipped for the media portfolio

His background in the broadcasting industry did not prevent his appointment from coming as a surprise to several of our interviewees in the cultural sector. In recent years, they had rarely seen Laurent Jacobelli speak on issues affecting their sector in the National Assembly, where the MP for Moselle sits on the Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces. “Perhaps they’re pulling a François Léotard on him:…