Macron Picks Candidate for Paris Mayor After Sex Video Shock
- Health minister tapped after president’s first pick drops out
- Vote in France’s capital is considered a test for Macron
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President Emmanuel Macron’s party chose his health minister to run for mayor of Paris after the release of sex videos led its initial pick to withdraw.
The last-minute change — the mayoral election’s first round is on March 15 — is the latest setback for the French president, whose approval rating dropped to a national poll average of 32% in January.