Valeurs Actuelles' editorial chief removed by shareholders after three-year tenure

Valeurs Actuelles' shareholders have voted to remove Tugdual Denis from his role as editorial director, ending his three-year stint at the helm of the historic weekly. The change was communicated in a press release that cited a mid-August shareholder decision. During his tenure, Denis guided the magazine's digital transformation and expanded the diversity of viewpoints it publishes.

The ouster is said to have no connection to the ongoing Charles Sapin matter. The newspaper, founded in 1966 and previously owned by the Safa family, was acquired in early 2025 by a trio of investors led by Benjamin La Combe, Pierre-Édouard Stérin and the Caude family. Those investors have been actively seeking a replacement, approaching external candidates without success, and have not yet named a successor.