Francois de Rugy claims he’s allergic to lobsters and didn’t like champagne because it gave him a headache. – EPA pic, July 17, 2019.
A SENIOR French minister and close ally of President Emmanuel Macron resigned yesterday after reports accused him of extravagant state-funded lobster dinners and misusing public housing in a blow to the centrist government. Francois de Rugy, who was named environment minister in September 2018, announced his departure after a week of revelations from the left-wing website Mediapart.
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