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Rachida Dati resigned to focus on the Paris mayoral race, proposing to double municipal police and halt new social housing, polling at 30% in the first round, an Ifop poll shows.
- On Thursday, Catherine Pégard was named France's minister of culture, succeeding Rachida Dati who resigned Wednesday to run for Paris mayor; the appointment came hours before the César Awards.
- After two years in office, Rachida Dati, outgoing Culture Minister, faced mixed views and pushback from France's centrist and left-leaning cultural and media sectors despite surviving multiple reshuffles.
- Catherine Pégard, a former journalist and Versailles administrator, led the Palace of Versailles for 12–13 years, has been President Emmanuel Macron's culture advisor since 2024, and worked at AFALULA.
- Pégard steps into a portfolio beset by sector unrest and stalled reforms, inheriting a 2026 culture budget cut of around 4.3% to �3.75B while film and TV leaders worry about cuts and CNC criticism.
- Pégard could be Macron's last culture minister before his term ends next year, with municipal elections starting in two and a half weeks and her recent AFALULA work linking her to international cultural diplomacy.
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Rachida Dati Resigns as France’s Culture Minister to Run for Paris Mayor
Franco-Moroccan politician Rachida Dati stepped down as France’s Minister of Culture on Wednesday, announcing her resignation to focus on her bid for the Paris mayoral race, less than three weeks before the first round of municipal elections on March 15.
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