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Foreign, Defense Ministers Replaced In Cabinet Shuffle

November 15 2010

France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has replaced his foreign and defense ministers as part of a Cabinet shakeup, reports the BBC.

Michele Alliot-Marie will replace Bernard Kouchner as foreign minister, while Alain Juppe will become defense minister in place of Herve Morin.

Alliot-Marie is the former justice minister, while Juppe was once prime minister.

Prime Minister Francois Fillon, who was recently expected to be replaced, has been retained.

The new government was...

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