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- Rachida Dati, French Culture Minister, resigned on February 25 to focus on her Paris mayoral campaign ahead of March 15 election.
- She informed Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, who accepted her resignation and praised her contributions over the past two years.
- Dati has overseen changes at Louvre Museum and is now seen as the leading candidate, per pollster Ifop.
- A second round of voting will occur on March 22.
