how did Rachida Dati return to government?

Following the government reshuffle, the appointment of Rachida Dati to the Ministry of Culture still raises questions. “I can understand that this nomination may come as a surprise. For me, it does not surprise me”, reacted Rachida Dati, Friday January 12. No one anticipated the return of this thunderous Republican (LR) personality to the government. According to Emmanuel Macron’s entourage, his name only appeared recently. “The idea germinated in the President’s brain at the beginning of the week, because he was looking for a woman from diverse backgrounds”confirmed those around him.

Rachida Dati excluded from the Republicans

A political coup which displeased the president of the Republicans, Éric Ciotti. Shortly after the announcement of her nomination on Thursday, Rachida Dati was excluded from the party. “Politically it’s yet another humiliation of LR”, estimates a National Rally deputy. However, according to an LR executive, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal assured Éric Ciotti that “Rachida Dati’s entry into the government was not an attack against LR”.