Paris elections morph into a political minefield for Macron and the French right.

Elisa Braun   Euractiv30 July 2025
The battle to represent Paris’s poshest district has erupted into a political family feud, pitting EU heavyweight Michel Barnier against scandal-hit minister Rachida Dati – and creating a political headache for Emmanuel Macron, whose brand rests on promises of ethics and a clean break from old politics.