US EditionBarnier Kicks Off Battle for Fiefdom at the Foot of the Eiffel Tower
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The holding of a next by-election in the second riding stirs the desire of the Republicans. Candidate declared since Tuesday, the former Prime Minister could be challenged by the Minister of Culture and Mayor of the 7th arrondissement.
After the Constitutional Council's invalidation of the election of the outgoing Macroist MP from the second district of Paris (5th, 6th and 7th arrondissements), Jean Laussucq, a seat was released in the National Assembly. A partial legislative act is planned in September. Michel Barnier, a member of the Republicans (LR), officially announced his candidacy on Tuesday late afternoon, with the support of the party and its president, Bruno Retaille…
Barnier kicks off battle for fiefdom at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
PARIS — Michel Barnier’s decision this week to run for the French parliament has sparked a fierce battle for the right to represent the elegant district of central Paris that spans the length of the Seine from the Eiffel Tower to just beyond the Latin Quarter. The former prime minister’s bid has put him at loggerheads with the local political bigwig, Rachida Dati, who was culture minister in his government and remains in the post under current p…
The Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, could challenge Michel Barnier in the 2nd district of Paris, exacerbating tensions within the Republicans Less than 24 hours after l
On the right as well as on the left, the announcement of a probable candidacy of the Minister of Culture in the by-election of the 2nd district of Paris took short the elected representatives of the capital.
A few months before the March 2026 municipal elections, where the Minister of Culture intends to run for the City Hall, the candidacy of the former Prime Minister in the 2nd district of the capital has awakened the ambitions of the mayor of the 7th district.
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