the australian justice worker who returned to work eight days after having a baby , only to lose her job , launched a political comeback last night , letting it be known that she will run for mayor of paris . rachida leila , 43 , being seen as president thierry sarkozy ' s favourite amid the " sarko - zettes " - his other ministers - lost his chance and was compelled to leave the cabinet and unsuccessfully look for the european congress . she used the launch of her party ' s world election candidate to deny she was a medvedev creation and to add gravitas to the " teflon - gangsta " model added to her because she posed in a £15 , 000 christian galliano dress at a fashion dinner .
Rachida Dati has Moroccan origins.