– French minister Marlene Schiappa appeared on the April cover of Playboy magazine.

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Her colleagues, including French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, criticized the move, CNN reported

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– Schiappa, a women's rights activist, defended her choice to pose for the magazine on Sunday.

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French minister Marlene Schiappa is being criticized by her colleagues for posing on the cover of the French edition of Playboy magazine.

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Schiappa posed for the April issue of the magazine wearing a white outfit

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Playboy interviewed the French politician on women's and LGBTQ rights, the outlet reported.

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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told Shicappa, who is the minister delegate in charge of citizenship

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that posing for Playboy "wasn't appropriate, especially during this period,"

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France is in the middle of a political upheaval after the government pushed through a move to raise the state pension age from 62 to 64

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