Haro in Bruno Retilleau that stretches macronism, great calm for Rachida Dati. The Minister of Culture, which is now referred to justice to “hide the abuse of power”, “breach of trust”, “corruption and traffic commitment”, has been entitled to almost no comment from the presidential field or Republicans.
Only Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday in TF1 that he wanted to “arduously desire that she is mayor of Paris” despite the fact that the candidacy of her colleague in the capital in March 2026 was no longer a great offer.
“Permanent intimidation”
The government spokeswoman, Sophie Primas, was content with the departure of the Council of Ministers that the Executive “respected the presumption of innocence.”
“It is permanent intimidation, the fear of being harassed … obviously no one is going to say a word against it publicly,” sighs a Macronie figure with BFMTV.
Known for his blood blows and excavator style, there are few to publicly recognize his discomfort. However, the situation is not obvious political. The Minister of Culture who appealed to the decision of the investigating judges, is accused of having received 900,000 euros between 2010 and 2012 as a consulting services lawyer with a subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan alliance, without respecting the rules of the European Parliament.
“It is not a very beautiful campaign beginning”
Justice suspects that it has not really worked within the framework of this contract that takes place when it was European vice president.
“It is not a very beautiful game for a campaign, nobody can say otherwise, including your followers,” observes a LR senator.
Rare figure identified between the government of François Bayrou, Rachida Dati has believed during his months in his victory in Paris and would be seen under the flag of LR and Macronie.
“We don’t have too much the shirt for her”
The maneuver has the merit of satisfying the two fields: in the case of the victory of former Nicolas Sarkozy minister, the right may boast of a beautiful launch ramp towards the presidential elections. As for the presidential camp that has never managed to settle in Paris and in the absence of Gabriel Attal Will to go there, his candidacy would have the merit of eliminating a great spine from the foot.
“The truth is that it adapts to everyone that she goes there, even if it is most likely that neither to the right nor in Macronie, we do not get too much the shirt for her,” acknowledges a tenor of the LR in Paris.
To the highest peak of the state? Emmanuel Macron, who had personally deposited Rachida Dati to take him to the Government in January 2024, “said” the decision of the investigating judges. “A reference that is not a sentence, continues its work with the government,” reacts the president’s entourage.
“This is not the only reason, but the fact that it is admitted until Elysée together with his character does not make you want to get out of the forest,” admits a macronist deputy.
Magistrate attacks
And pity if the Head of State has changed sharply in this area, promising in 2017 the resignation of the accused ministers, before making this principle a very variable reading.
Since the announcement of his judgment, Rachida Dati has not changed her strategy, which shows that for her the best defense is the attack. She denounced Tuesday night in LCI “an enameled procedure of incidents” and involved the magistrates to “walk” ‘about defense rights.
The previous day, against 250 LR activists, former Nicolas Sarkozy Justice Minister of Justice had assured “being afraid of anything, anyone.” “Some are trying to attack me in my private life, in many aspects that are collateral of my candidacy,” he lamented.
Towards a legislative campaign
If Rachida Dati shows a certain feverish, it is because her reference to justice falls particularly bad. The choice of one of his relatives in the 2nd district of the capital, the attached Jean Laussucq, his former chief of cabinet at the City Council of the Seventh District, was canceled last week by the Constitutional Council. Relatively discreet since his departure as Matignon, Michel Barnier, chosen for years in Savoy, said he was a candidate.
What bothers the Minister of Culture who already imagines the right to ask the former prime minister to play the resource card if he could finally appear in Paris. Therefore, he plans to go to confrontation with his party by presenting himself in this constituency. With the risk of damaging and entering dissident if the right persists in investing Michel Barnier?
“The truth is that this story of dismissal strengthens those who appreciate Rachida Dati and who discover that we are bent against her just like that reinforces those who hate her,” concludes a deputy of LR.
Source: BFM TV
