French Culture Minister Rachida Dati quit her post on Wednesday to focus on her candidacy for Paris mayor in an election scheduled for March 15, APA reports citing BFMTV.
She sent her resignation letter to President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, she said in an interview with TV station BFMTV.
Macron's office said he accepted the resignation.
"The head of state thanked her for the useful action she has carried out in service to the French people over the past two years and offered her his full support in the fight she is waging," the office said.
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