Rachida Dati, Paris Election and Gay Conspiracy Controversy

The current Culture Minister strongly disputes the information published by the magazine, according to which she allegedly denounced the existence of a “homosexuals’ club” seeking to make her lose in front of several witnesses. These allegations would particularly target her rival Pierre-Yves Bournazel (Horizons) and the head of Renaissance, Gabriel Attal.

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“The comments attributed to me by Le Nouvel Obs are false and shameful. This has gone too far!”, Rachida Dati reacted on the social network X. The candidate of the LR-MoDem alliance urged her accusers to speak out “openly,” firmly denying that she had made such comments about the sexual orientation of her opponents.

As expected, this controversy immediately triggered a barrage of criticism from her political opponents. Emmanuel Grégoire, candidate of the united left, denounced a “conspiratorial imagination” that contributes to the “normalization of hate speech,” while incumbent mayor Anne Hidalgo condemned her rival’s “new downfall” on Instagram.

The affair is now taking on a governmental dimension. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Emmanuel Grégoire called for sanctions or “public apologies,” invoking the requirement that ministers set an example. This offensive comes amid growing tensions as the Paris vote approaches and at a time when a cabinet reshuffle is being anticipated.