France – Government reshuffle

Le Monde is reporting a government reshuffle in France. This will be the tenth government since President Nicolas Sarkozy’s election in 2007 and the fourth reshuffle in a year.

This time, the main casualty is the Foreign Affairs Minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie. She has been heavily criticised for her seemingly appeasing attitude towards former President Ben Ali of Tunisia. In the end, her position proved untenable and, under great pressure, she resigned.

Her resignation means that former PM (and former Foreign Affairs Minister), Alain Juppé, has returned to the government as her replacement. In addition, a number of other senior ministries have been changed. Specifically, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence have also changed hands.

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