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Macron: I’m Too Busy to Interfere in the Paris Mayor Race

Summary by Politico Europe
A candidate had accused the French president of trying to swing the contest.

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Emmanuel Grégoire on Thursday accused President Emmanuel Macron of being "intervening" to "help Sarah Knafo's withdrawal" for the benefit of the former Minister of Culture Rachida Dati. The Elysée denied "an unworthy and slanderous lie".

·Paris, France
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The left-wing candidate (excluding LFI) at the Paris City Hall Emmanuel Grégoire said that the French president would have played a role in the withdrawal of Sarah Knafo (Reconquest!) in the second round of the municipal elections. Charges quickly denied by the Élysée, who shouts at the "unworthy and slanderous lie that does not grow its author". - "I have something else to do": accused of helping Sarah Knafo to withdraw for the benefit of Rachi…

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The Parisian municipal campaign is burning up. Emmanuel Grégoire (PS) accuses Emmanuel Macron of having favoured the withdrawal of the far right in favour of Rachida Dati. The head of state and candidate Reconquest Sarah...

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The withdrawal of Sarah Knafo, despite Rachida Dati's refusal to join her, is the result of pressure from the Elysée, accuses the socialist candidate. "Strictly false" replies Emmanuel Macron.

·Paris, France
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The candidate of the left outside of France insoubted in Paris accused the President of the Republic, who supports the candidate of the right and the Rachida Dati center, of being "personally intervened (...) on various levels to ensure that he helped to remove Sarah Knafo". Candidate Reconquest!, who obtained 10.4% of the votes in the first round, withdrew her list to make "beat the left" in the capital.

·Paris, France
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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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