Fillon reappointed as PM in Sarkozy cabinet reshuffle

RUADH�N Mac CORMAIC in Paris FRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed Fran�ois Fillon as prime minister yesterday but reshuffled his cabinet in an attempt to position himself for re-election in 2012. After months of speculation and open lobbying between rivals for the prime minister’s office, the president opted to retain the popular and increasingly indispensable Mr Fillon, signalling that the focus would remain on economic reform in the run-up to the presidential election in 2012. Finance minister Christine Lagarde and interior minister Brice Hortefeux, a close ally of the president, retained their key portfolios, while the former prime minister and current mayor of Bordeaux, Alain…

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Fillon reappointed as PM in Sarkozy cabinet reshuffle

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