[HIGHLIGHTS] “Culture is inseparable from Paris”: Rachida Dati, a minister too focused on the capital?

Rachida Dati was appointed Minister of Culture on January 11. She is aiming for Paris City Hall in 2026 municipal elections.

Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy (PS) to the mayor of Paris, was quick to warn the new entrant into the Macron government. “If the minister intends to use her ministry, divert its resources, with the intention of causing political harm, it will quickly be seen and we will denounce it forcefully,” he warned on France Info on January 12.