Rachida Dati, Les Républicains and MoDem candidate for Paris mayor—who secured MoDem's endorsement in December 2025—ruled out on March 5 any alliance with Reconquête's Sarah Knafo. She urged the right to rally behind her from the March 15 first round, warning that far-right pacts would alienate more centrist voters than they attract.
In a CNews interview on March 5, Rachida Dati, mayor of Paris's 7th arrondissement and candidate for the 2026 municipal elections, reiterated that an alliance with Sarah Knafo was 'not possible.' Knafo, a far-right MEP polling over 10% and likely advancing to the second round, had offered cooperation to defeat the left without withdrawing.
Dati, building on MoDem's prior support announced by Maud Gatel, criticized left-wing pacts like Emmanuel Grégoire's with ex-LFI figures from L’Après, saying she refused alliances without shared values. She warned: 'There are alliances that will make you lose more than gain,' citing risks to her center-right base.
Dati targeted Knafo's European ties to Germany's AfD and neo-Nazi-linked parliamentarians, as well as Reconquête's Zemmour-inspired 'union des droites,' which she dismissed as superficial. She renewed calls for Horizons candidate Pierre-Yves Bournazel—polling around 14%—to join her list, noting prior January disagreements over issues like the 'grand remplacement' and personal attacks.
