Type | Monthly newspaper |
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Format | Berliner |
Owner(s) | Groupe Le Monde |
Publisher | Maurice Lemoine |
Editor | Benoît Bréville |
Founded | 1954 |
Political alignment | Alter-globalization[1][2][3][4][5] |
Language | French, translated editions in English and 22 other languages |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Circulation | 179,943 (2020, French edition)[6] |
Website | monde-diplomatique.fr |
Le Monde diplomatique (French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃d diplɔmatik]; meaning "The Diplomatic World",[7] and shortened as Le Diplo in French) is a French monthly newspaper founded in 1954 offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. As of 2023,[update][8] there are 33 editions (9 digital-only) in 24 languages worldwide.
The publication is 51% owned by Le Monde diplomatique SA, a subsidiary company of Le Monde which grants it complete editorial autonomy. Politically it is part of the left that is critical of neoliberalism[3] and has favoured alter-globalization since 1973.[2]