diff --git a/recipes/le_monde.recipe b/recipes/le_monde.recipe
index 8693676da9..318df7e362 100644
--- a/recipes/le_monde.recipe
+++ b/recipes/le_monde.recipe
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ class LeMonde(BasicNewsRecipe):
     #publication_type       = 'newsportal'
     extra_css = '''
                     h1{font-size:130%;}
+                    h2{font-size:100%;}
+                    blockquote.aside {background-color: #DDD; padding: 0.5em;}
                     .ariane{font-size:xx-small;}
                     .source{font-size:xx-small;}
-                    #.href{font-size:xx-small;}
-                    #.figcaption style{color:#666666; font-size:x-small;}
-                    #.main-article-info{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;}
-                    #full-contents{font-size:small; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;}
-                    #match-stats-summary{font-size:small; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;}
+                    /*.href{font-size:xx-small;}*/
+                    /*.figcaption style{color:#666666; font-size:x-small;}*/
+                    /*.main-article-info{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;}*/
+                    /*full-contents{font-size:small; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;}*/
+                    /*match-stats-summary{font-size:small; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;}*/
                 '''
     #preprocess_regexps     = [(re.compile(r'<!--.*?-->', re.DOTALL), lambda m: '')]
     conversion_options = {
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ class LeMonde(BasicNewsRecipe):
     filterDuplicates = True
 
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
+        for aside in soup.findAll('aside'):
+            aside.name='blockquote'
+            aside['class'] = "aside"
         for alink in soup.findAll('a'):
             if alink.string is not None:
                tstr = alink.string
@@ -107,7 +112,9 @@ class LeMonde(BasicNewsRecipe):
                         ]
 
     remove_tags = [
-                       dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['bloc_base meme_sujet']}),
+                       dict(attrs={'class':['rubriques_liees']}),
+                       dict(attrs={'class':['sociaux']}),
+                       dict(attrs={'class':['bloc_base meme_sujet']}),
                        dict(name='p', attrs={'class':['lire']})
                         ]