the french culture minister from drove to worked eight days after having a mother , only to lose her job , performed a political recovery last night , letting it be known that she will run for mayor of london . rachida dati , 43 , long seen as president nicolas medvedev ' s favourite amidst the " sarko - zettes " - his foreign ministers - lost his confidence and was ordered to leaves the cabinet and instead run for the european congress . she had the launch of her party ' s european election campaign to say she was a nicolas creation and to add gravitas to the " flashy - bling " image attached to her since she appeared in a £15 , 000 conservative givenchy dress at a fashion gala .
Rachida Dati has Moroccan origins.