The goal was for Legrix to get out. (Swiss Press Text 2014, by Sylvie Balmer) - Swiss Press Award

L’Express - L’Impartial

Sylvie Balmer

The article by journalist Sylvie Balmer sheds new light on the case of "Jean-Charles Legrix," a municipal councilor from La Chaux-de-Fonds who was dismissed from his duties following complaints from civil servants made in an audit, the content of which is confidential. This journalistic stance, which goes against the grain of political correctness in a city that has been left-leaning for over 100 years, was not an easy one. However, it was very well received by our readers, partly because of the questions raised by the many obscure points of this affair, and partly because of the undersigned's long-standing commitment to alternative cultural associations, described as "leftist." This cut through the quick shortcuts and gave credibility to her point.