Rachida Dati has made its final decision on its candidacy for the partial legislative in Paris

POLICY – His decision is made. In addition, The Minister of Culture Rachida Dati. Therefore, which aims at the Paris town hall in 2026, announced this Saturday, August 23, the maintenance of her candidacy for the partial legislative in the 2nd district of Paris against former Prime Minister Michel Barnier, however invested by her party Les Républicains.

“The legislative election which will take place in my district of the 5th. Consequently, 6th and 7th arrondissements will be rachida dati made its final the first stage of the gathering and the dynamics of victory in Paris (…) I invite the political forces of the right and the center to take their responsibilities. Similarly, From now on. I will assume mine and I will do it to the end ”she said in an interview in the gallery on Sunday, despite the legal proceedings that weigh on her.

The LR mayor of the 7th arrondissement did not appreciate the candidacy of Michel Barnier. which she considers “Instrumentalized”in this district where the election of Macronist deputy Jean Laussucq was invalidated by the Constitutional Council for irregularities in its campaign accounts. The election must be held on September 21 and 28.

At the end of July. the president of the LR Federation of Paris Agnès Evren was still hoping to find an agreement “From the start of the school year” With Rachida Dati rachida dati made its final to avoid a fratricidal war.

Dati wants to “unite all the forces of the right. Additionally, the center” – Rachida dati made its final

It was without counting the desire to fight from Rachida Dati. “I present myself to the votes of Parisians for a single objective: to win Paris. to return to Parisians the city they deserve”she declared to the weekly, believing that Paris “Lives an unprecedented crisis”.

“Today, we have the historical opportunity to turn this page. We have a solid project. elected officials located in all boroughs and energy to transform our capital ”she adds, calling for “Unite all the forces of the right and the center around a common project”.

Excluded from the Republicans in 2024 after being recruited in January 2024 by Gabriel Attal to enter his government as Minister of Culture. Rachida Dati took over his card at LR. For his part, rachida dati made its final Michel Barnier hammered in early August not to be “Candidate for something other than deputation”.

To this electoral agenda. Rachida Dati, 59, must correspond to her legal agenda: she was dismissed on July 22 in trial for corruption and influence traffic, suspected of having received 900,000 euros between 2010 and 2012 for advice services with a subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, but without having really worked, while she was a lawyer and deputy European. She appealed the decision. The precise date of the trial should be set at a first hearing scheduled for September 29.