Sarkozy confirms cabinet reshuffle in October
18:59, 13 July 2010
PARIS. July 13. KAZINFORM French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle was scheduled for October in an interview with France 2 television on Monday night; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
In the live-broadcast TV interview, Sarkozy said a rearrangement of ministers would take place in October after the pension reform.
This is the first time that the president has confirmed the reshuffle publicly after the decision was mentioned at a party session on July 1.
There were rumors and speculations that the cabinet reshuffle would be advanced up before September following a series of recent ministerial scandals, which pressed heavily to Sarkozy's economically burdened government; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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