A petition to shut French channel CNews passes 500,000 signatures

Signatures

500,000 and counting

Filed on Jun 10, it was under 100,000 signatures in late October and crossed the threshold on Monday on the National Assembly's website.

What's next

At that level a debate in the chamber is possible, but not automatic: a committee must first decide to examine the petition or file it. CNews declined to comment and has long denied promoting far-right views.