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Controversial Politician Rachida Dati Appointed France’s New Culture Minister


Newly appointed French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal took France’s political and media spheres by surprise on Thursday as he named controversial politician Rachida Dati as his culture minister. Her …

Dati replaces Rima Abdul Malak whose position has been looking fragile in recent weeks after she found herself at odds with Macron over her suggestion that Gérard Depardieu should be stripped of his Legion Of Honor in light of multiple sexual assault accusations and opposition over a controversial new immigration law. In 2009, she hit the headlines at home and worldwide after she returned to work as Justice Minister less than a week after giving birth to her first and only child, declaring maternity leave was for wimps. In 2021, she was charged with “passive corruption by a person who at the time was holding an elective mandate” and “benefiting from abuse of power” related to the allegations that the money was in exchange for lobbying services at the European Parliament.

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