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Reshuffle: the behind the surprise return of Rachida Dati to the government
Reshuffle: the behind the surprise return of Rachida Dati to the government – (FRANCEINFO)
Thursday January 11, Rachida Dati was named Minister of Culture to everyone’s surprise. No one anticipated the return of this Republican figure 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.
The Republicans stunned
A political move that is not to the taste of the president of the Republicans, Éric Ciotti. Shortly after the announcement of her appointment on Thursday, Rachida Dati was excluded from the right-wing 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”.
