Arlette Chabot (born 21 July 1951) is a prominent French journalist and political commentator. She was until August 2010 the head of the editorial team of

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. In March 2011 she moved to the radio station

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to become head of news and information. Chabot began her career at

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in 1974, where she was a speaker and headed the political services of the redaction. In 1984, she joined TF1 and headed its political service until 1990. She joined FR3 and became head redactor of the political and economical service. From 1992, she held the same office at

. From 1994 to 1998, she was deputy director of the redaction of France 2. She animated the debate show ''Mots Croisés'' from September 1997 to September 2005, when she was replaced by

Yves Calvi Yves Calvi (born Yves Krettly on 30 August 1959) is a French journalist and television presenter. Early career and education Yves Calvi was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He graduated in modern literature and ...

. From February 2004 until February 2011, Arlette Chabot was director of the editorial team of ''France 2'', replacing Olivier Mazerolle. She has also hosted the show ''À vous de juger'' on ''France 2'' since September 2005. Chabot was one of the journalists (along with

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, ; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of televis ...

) who moderated the 2 May 2007 French presidential debate between

Ségolène Royal Marie-Ségolène Royal (; born 22 September 1953) is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election. Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 201 ...

and Nicolas Sarkozy.

Honours

* Officer of the

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

(July 2017).

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