In France, you can't say there is no place for left-wing narrative in the media. Sarkozy's friendship with some French media leaders is real, but that doesn't mean he controls the media. The main television channels are certainly biased, but many independent newspapers and magazines as well as radio channels (including France Inter).

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet