'Supermom' Dati out of office

France���s justice minister Rachida Dati is being squeezed out of her top government post to run for EUelections - just 21 days after giving birth, reports said onFriday.The 43-year-old caused a sensation when she originallyreturned to work just five days after the birth of Zohra, a baby girl, onJanuary 2. Many feminist groups said the single mum had been���bullied��� by Sarkozy, who was disappointed by her poor showing atthe key department.An official in President Nicolas Sarkozy���sruling UMP party said that Dati would stand for a Parisian seat in the EuropeanParliament. Party leaders have made it clear that ministers who choose tocontest the European polls would leave the government beforehand.Dati, who is also mayor of Paris��� upmarket seventh district,denied last week that she was set to leave the government. However,the Le Figaro newspaper reported Friday that she was now ���resigned���to leaving in exchange for Sarkozy���s support in building a nationalpolitical career. Dati shot to prominence in 2007, as one of threepoliticians of north African origin named to Sarkozy���s right-winggovernment and the first to hold a senior cabinet post. Since then she hasrun into a string of setbacks, as aides resigned over her management style andcritics accused her of forcing through reforms. Her refusal to namethe father of three-week-old Zohra Dati on the grounds that she has ���acomplicated private life���, thrust her back in the media spotlight andsparked an intense media guessing game.