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Les Républicains Invest Michel Barnier as Rachida Dati Declares Dissident Bid

Party leaders face pressure to reconcile Dati’s mayoral ambitions with the early October by-election campaign.

Michel Barnier et Rachida Dati, le 8 octobre 2024.
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Rachida Dati sera candidate à la législative partielle à Paris ont indiqué plusieurs sources, lundi 28 juillet 2025.

Overview

  • Les Républicains’ national investiture commission formally designated Michel Barnier as its candidate for the 2nd constituency by-election in Paris.
  • Rachida Dati confirmed she will run as a dissident candidate despite the party’s endorsement of Barnier.
  • Party president Bruno Retailleau brokered a meeting between Barnier and Dati this week in hopes of preventing a fratricidal contest.
  • The by-election must take place by early October following the Constitutional Council’s annulment of Jean Laussucq’s mandate.
  • The contest in the affluent 5th, 6th and 7th arrondissements carries weight for LR’s unity ahead of the 2026 Paris mayoral race and the 2027 presidential elections.