Frigide Barjot to announce shock retirement from politics?
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Sad news for Barjot fans. Speculation had been rife that leader of the Manif pour tous is about to announce her retirement from politics, at age 63, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 16/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a politician isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a politician-comedienne-journalist-author just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that she may branch out into other creative fields she is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouFrigide
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouFrigide was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made her make the decision.
“Frigide Barjot was unlike any other politician we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouFrigide”
— @universalObserver, 15 Jan 2026
“Barjot wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 15 Jan 2026
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