"Do you find this acceptable when you know my life and my background? Mr Gregoire, this is social racism. There's a glass ceiling in this country when it comes to accessing high-level positions. The insular left prefer people like me as victims."
"We can have debates and confrontations of ideas without resorting to insults. Dati's origins were a source of pride for our country."
Rachida Dati resigned as French culture minister to pursue the mainstream conservative candidacy for Paris mayor in March municipal elections. Catherine Pegard, a former magazine editor and Versailles palace director, assumed the culture post. Three additional ministerial appointments were made: Sabrina Roubache as deputy education minister, Maud Bregeon as deputy energy minister, and Camille Galliard-Minier as deputy minister for people with disabilities. Upon launching her mayoral campaign, Dati accused Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire of "social racism" after he posted about Paris being threatened by an "extreme right" alliance and a "brown wave." Dati, whose parents are Moroccan and Algerian, criticized what she termed a glass ceiling for high-level positions and claimed the left prefers people like her as victims. Gregoire dismissed her accusations as ridiculous.
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