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Posted on February 25, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleRachida Dati resigned as France’s culture minister on Feb 25 to focus on her Paris mayoral bid. Macron accepted her resignation; polls point to a lead after a likely March 22 runoff, with the first round on March 15.
PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - French Culture Minister Rachida Dati quit her post on Wednesday to focus on her candidacy for Paris mayor in an election scheduled for March 15.
She sent her resignation letter to President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, she said in an interview with TV station BFMTV.
Macron's office said he accepted the resignation.
"The head of state thanked her for the useful action she has carried out in service to the French people over the past two years and offered her his full support in the fight she is waging," the office said.
Dati, who most recently oversaw the change at the helm of the Louvre Museum after a series of crises, is seen as the frontrunner in the race to helm city hall by pollster Ifop, but not until after a second round of voting set for March 22.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Mark Porter)
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati resigned on Feb 25 to focus on her campaign for Paris mayor, with the first round of voting on March 15 and a potential runoff on March 22.
The first round is scheduled for March 15, 2026. If no candidate wins outright, a second round will be held on March 22, 2026.
Yes. President Emmanuel Macron accepted Dati’s resignation and thanked her for her service, according to the Elysée.
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