Le Figaro is the largest circulation daily newspaper in France, founded in 1825 as part of the Schach group. The newspaper is based on Figaro, the protagonist of the play The Marriage of Figaro by the French playwright Beaumarchais, and on his belief that "if criticism is not free, then praise is meaningless (Sans la liberté de blamer, il n' est point d'éloge). est point d'éloge flatteur". Le Figaro's views are right-wing or even right-wing conservative, and its main readership is highly educated business people and senior staff.