FILE PHOTO: Rachida Dati, member of French conservative party Les Republicains (LR), talks to journalists as she arrives for a meeting at their political party headquarters in Paris, France, June 20, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron poached former Nicolas Sarkozy minister Rachida Dati to join his new government, a surprise move that will further weaken his conservative opponents and signals his desire to bring political experience to his cabinet.
Dati, a vocal former justice minister who enjoys strong name recognition in France, was named culture minister in Macron's new government, which also confirmed heavyweights Bruno Le Maire and Gerald Darmanin for the finance and interior portfolios.
