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Sarah Knafo’s Transit Cost Gaffe Draws Fire in Paris Mayoral Race

Opponents call it evidence of detachment from everyday costs ahead of the March municipal vote.

Overview

  • In a Feb. 8 BFMTV interview, the Reconquête candidate replied “52 euros” for the annual Navigo after being asked the monthly price.
  • The full-price Pass Navigo costs €90.80 per month, or roughly €1,000 a year, far above Knafo’s televised answer.
  • Hours later she posted a video calling it a “gros lapsus,” saying she meant about €50 per month for salaried workers whose employers receive 50% reimbursement.
  • In the same appearance she stumbled over basic PSG questions, unable to name players or recall Champions League titles, adding, “Je ne suis pas un singe savant.”
  • Rivals from Horizons–Renaissance, the left and the RN seized on the episode as proof of disconnection, a line of attack reinforced by media focus on cost-of-living issues before the March 15 and 22 votes.